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From: mike@asgb.UUCP (Mike Rosenlof)
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Subject: New technology worth it?
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Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 15:55:47 EST
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> Is the new technology in cameras (like the new Canon) really worth it?

This may open me up to the flame throwers, but....

As to if all the electronic f&g (flash and glitter), that's one of my
pet peeves so here goes...

I suppose it really depends on what kind of photography you want to
do.  In my opinion, REAL photography requires lots of patience,
thought, and attention to detail.  REAL Photographers (with a capital
'P') must consider all of the variables in exposure, composition,
lighting, and (preferably) processing and their effect towards the end
result of an expressive Photograph.

Lately, the trend in 35mm photography has been toward a different
capital 'P'.  It stands for 'Programmed', 'Point and shoot', and 
'Push the button, we do the rest'.  Many of these machines are really
very high quality Instamatics.  They do a wonderful job of recording
events, but all of their programs and motors and auto-everything do
little if anything to advance the Art of Photography.

On the other hand, I'll very quickly acknowledge that the
auto-everything machines are fine tools for the Art of
Photojournalism. - Please note the distinction between what I refer to
as two different Arts, in the same medium.

Mike Rosenlof				   ihnp4!sabre!\
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Burroughs Advanced Systems Group 		     Boulder, Colorado


P.S.  I'll admit being something of a fanatic on this subject.  My
camera doesn't even have a built in meter, and it rarely leaves its
tripod.  It's a great tool for nature photographs and portraits or
other mostly stationary subjects.  I'd be a fool to try to use it to
photograph a football game.