Re: [Leica] The Nikon FM

[D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>]

>>I've used 2 FMs and a FM2 for years and they are built well and go on
>>working for years. IMO, that may be the reason why Nikon is still making
>>them even though the many models of AF electronic marvels have come and
>>gone. [snip]
>>
>>Dan K.
>
>
 Guy Bennett wrote:
>It seems that the "electronic marvels" come and go so quickly because with
>them the emphasis is on new features and not on actual picture taking, for
>which such features are ultimately unnecessary, as manual cameras of every
>description (from pinholes to FMs) amply demonstrate. Since these features
>are technology driven they are continuously renewed as the technology
>changes, the idea being - as with personal computers - that the user will
>go out and buy the new model for the new features it has to offer even
>though the new model won't necessarily make better pictures.
>
>Strange.
>

I think the electronic marvels appeal to a form of show-off-manship.

Dan K.