Yes, this quote below from FE was one of his funnier moments. Sophistication
to him, apparently, is a camera whose metering system 'guarantees the
perfect exposure in every kind of light.' In short, an idiot-proof camera.
Hmmm .....
George(who has 2 4Ts and loves the sophistication of being able to use
multi-spot metering to control how a scene is exposed using my remaining
functional neurons.)
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Ernens
>>... from the brochures. TTL/OTF metering and spot metering are no longer
>"sophisticated".
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>Modern 'sophistication' means means either that the camera's circuits take
>control of most of the picture taking process or (and) using expensive
>battery power to do things you can so easily do manually. My OM-2n used
>technology to *assist* me to take pictures whereas 'sophisticated' cameras
>are stuffed with features just because somebody has devised them, and their
>users have to make decisions about how they come to terms with a host of
>unnecessaries. Today I looked out and read the original Olympus sales
>brochures for the OM-1 and 2 and it's all still pretty impressive to me -
>the stuff illustrated is still eminently useful.
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>Twenty years ago the only extras I would have liked to have seen is
>confirmation in the viewfinder that the body is being held perfectly level,
>both horizontally and fore and aft, but AFAIK no one has yet provided
>something that useful.
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>Regards,
>Keith
>keith_r.k.berry@xxxxxxxxxx
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