Bob Shell wrote: > On Aug 15, 2006, at 4:05 PM, Cotty wrote: > > >>S is available on some Canon lenses, and others (by another >>name) ;-) >> >>Funny, I can remember a time when just about every listmember here >>poo- >>pooed image stabilisation, decrying it as an unnecessary gimmick. >>Now it >>seems that if you're not into shake reduction, you're nowhere. >> >>Funny how things change! > > > Ain't that the truth! > > I'm old enough to remember when in-camera meters were decried as an > unnecessary gimmick. No "real" photographer would use such a namby- > pamby, sissy thing. Why, the idea was just plain silly. > > Years later the same comments were heard about autofocus. Who needs > it? I can focus better/faster myself! No "real" photographer would > use such a silly-ass idea. > > This seems to be a regular cycle with any new technology in > photography. Today I still know people who think that digital is > just a passing fad! > > Bob >
In camera meters, AE and AF are all nice luxuries, very nice, but luxuries indeed. I still shoot MF Velvia using the Sunny 16 rule on occasion (I love my TLR, but use it once a month or so). None are needed. Digital is merely a different capture medium, not a feature. SR/IS/VR is a fairly big deal since it appreciably affects the ability to capture photographs in many situations (AE and AF do that in fast moving situations, but SR can help in any situation that you don't have a tripod for). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
