Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --- Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com> wrote: > B. D. > > I have to agree with your comments. This whole > issue about manual vs auto is > like saying that, even though I have a PC with Excel > on it I would rather use an > abacus. The results may be the same, the effort > greater and perhaps more > rewarding, the process of learning one of awakening, > but if your boss wants the > year end profit and loss statement in one hour, > forget it - use the PC! Right > tool for the right job, given the parameters for > success. > Except that your analogy is invalid. IF photography were simply the activity of making some calculations, then it could be replaced with a program. It's not, and unless I miss my guess, you'd be among the first to howl if they tried. The fact is that there is more to it than summing and getting "results"; that's a mathematical term, strictly speaking. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/