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From: dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau)
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Subject: Re: Re: Compact 35mm Autofocus Camera query
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 23:33:36 EST
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> 	You mentioned your interest in the Minolta Talker...
> It's really fun to listen to
> the first couple of times, but I personally would get tired of someone 
> nattering in my ear every time I tried to take a picture.  Visual warnings
> are just as useful, and are not as bothersome to those around you.

That's not a reason for not buying the camera.  There's a switch on the back
of the camera that turns the voice off.  The voice is unnecessary,
since the camera also gives visual signals in the viewfinder.

I bought a Minolta Talker primarily because Consumer Reports gave it a rave
review, and it only cost about half as much as the other cameras they liked
that much.  The fact that it had the "talking" feature didn't affect my
decision one iota.
-- 
Dana S. Nau,  Computer Science Dept.,  U. of Maryland,  College Park, MD 20742
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