Re: [Leica] RTFM

[InfinityDT@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/2/99 7:26:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
royzart@connix.com writes:

<< The experience was a reminder to RTFM - the acronym is one 
 which other computer specialists will recognize: "Read The Fine 
 Manual."  That's exactly what I did when I got home so that I 
 refreshed myself on what dial gets put where. >>

I've always been very intuitive when it came to operating high-tech devices, 
and I'm in a hardware-intensive health profession.  I do a lot of my own 
camera repairs, including Leicas.  I've owned a Nikon F5 for 3 years now and 
I still carry the manual and refer to it if only to double-check what I 
believe to be correct.  With the n90s and all other cameras this isn't 
necessary.  I think I've found the boundary where, for me, photography has 
begun to be affected by the law of diminishing returns.  Whatever advantages 
the camera offers in terms of image-making potential are progressively offset 
by the potential for pilot error. The features that are supposed to free me 
up for creative spontaneity actually bog me down in operational details.  I 
used an R8 for a short while and didn't delve into the flash functions,  but 
it's still much more intuitive than the F5.  To anyone who longs for Leica to 
come out with a new higher-tech R body, I say "be careful what you wish 
for..."

DT

DT