[Leica] Canon G9 or Leica M8?

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Makes perfect sense to me.
You forgot the Dougness filter. Select this item and the camera throws 
itself into the grass and commando crawls up to the subject
and captures the perfect wildlife image from really really close.
This mode may be dangerous to engage at the beach.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Douglas Herr
Sent: Sunday, 11 November 2007 14:35
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Canon G9 or Leica M8?

G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> BTW where do I buy one of those new fangled Auto HCB attachments?
> Dang I need one of those.

Now that face-recognition software is being incorporated into cameras, how 
long will it be before cameras have subject-detection
radar with automatic tracking drives and zooming for optimum image size?  I 
can see the new menu choices:

for subject:

) sunset
) football (submenu: the ball, team color, angry coach, referree)
) race car (submenu: color choice, crashing sounds)
) animal (submenu: predator w/ big fangs, kitten, hyperactive bird... )
) political demonstrations (submenu: cops, rock-throwing demonstrators... )
) flames

for composition:

) format (submenu: horizontal, vertical, auto)
) rule-of-thirds
) trees/poles growing out of heads (submenu: yes, no, doesn't matter)
) horizon levelling
) space for subject to move in to
) eye contact (submenu: yes, no, doesn't matter)
) Eggleston
) Adams (submenu: Ansel, Eddie... )

Somewhere buried in the menu tree will be a Manual choice, but to select 
this option the user will be asked to confirm that s/he
really really wants to ignore all the pre-programmed perfection the camera 
has to offer.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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