----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Sherburne Subject: Re: A funny problem with digital
> > > > Most people are just too stupid to figure things out > > William, I feel your pain, but IMHO it's not people that are stupid, it's > the technology. On a daily basis, I deal with computer users that don't > understand that to see the rest of some text in a window, they must use the > little scroll bars on the side. (No kidding!) I guess it's a bit of each, actually. My wife used to work for a Queens Council lawyer. Frank could probably explain it better than me. I think it meant he was allowed to do Supreme Court stuff. Anyway, he was a pretty smart guy. He had a Nikon EM (the camera that goes "byup byup"). It had an on/off switch, and a manual focus lens. Really. And an ISO dial. Nothing else. He found it awfully complicated to use. The farther we get away from what we do, the dumber we seem. The nice thing about film is that it is completely transparent technology (especially if you process a blank roll). Film can be 100% point and shoot from the consumers viewpoint. I doubt very much if digital cameras will get to that point. Technological marvels seem to invite complication. Complication invites user interface difficulties. Thats what I think, anyway. William Robb
