Re: Canon Camera Decisions

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:34:08 -0700 (PDT), ronviers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

[re SLR's]
> Odious? Really? 

Yes, SLR's are holding us back from what digital could really do.  There
are any number of things we would be able to do by now, if the high end
cameras were not tied to the SLR platform.

Yes, DSLR's are the best cameras right now, and many people have legacy
lenses that it would tear their heart out to part with.  The same, I'm
sure, was true of view camera lenses when 35mm made the scene.  Our
digital
cameras will be much cheaper, lighter, and better when we move beyond
that.

Check this out, and substitute the word "DLSR" for "fax machine" to get
another perspective on how lame, intermediate technology can hold us back.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.04/negroponte.html

> Would you agree that a camera needs at least a fully
> manual option to reliably take good photos?

I would agree for the most part, but consider that the manual operations
that we have available today are all derived from what mechanical
film-based cameras could do.  Other camera adjustments, some automated,
some manual, will be possible.  Once we really crack open the potential of
digital photography, the limited manual adjustments of an SLR will seem
like a straight-jacket.

> What camera do you use?

A CoolPix 8700.
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Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com