Re: [OM] EOS

[Peter Leyssens]

>> Usability in some applications can be tough with these new cameras.
>> Checking DOF for instance isn't even available on most models. 
>
>There was a thread in the newsgroups "How much is a DOF button?", I
>would say not more than 10 cents for C*n*n and M*n*l*a.

These postmodern snapshot-taking deus-ex-machina's don't even have an
attachment for a regular cable release anymore !  The excuse is of
course that the new cable release has more possibilities, but I find
this shocking.

>
>> Time spent configuring the camera to take a picture might better
>> be used actually taking the picture.  
>
>=> Bad user interface design. 

Like somebody I know who takes pictures once or twice a year.  He always
has to study the manual before he can go to work :-)


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Peter Leyssens
Eonic Systems

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