Re: M6 sales idea

[Bill Christensen <kangwei@interaccess.com>]

ted grant wrote:
> 
> Paul  quoted and replied:
> 
> >In addition to that, an electronic M6
> >with aperture priority _and a shutter
> >button activated AE lock_ would help
> >things greatly, IMO.
> 
> PAUL response to the above::
> Most of the wishes I see here for a new M body sound an awful lot like a
> CLE.
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> I can never figure out why some of these folks want to change a perfectly
> wonderful manually operated camera for a bunch of electronic bits and pieces,
> wish list or not! When the M6 is so easy and comfortable to work with.
> 
> Hell if I was going to wish for something it would be practical!  As in the
> camera will never never ever fail me -- not that mine ever have! But by the
> sound of a few shooters in here they appear to be having more trouble than a
> farmer with a herd of cows in heat and no bull for servicing!
> 
> Why in heavans name would the person who posted the above additions require them
> in the first place?
> 
> <<<with aperture priority _and a shutter button activated AE lock_ would help
> things greatly, IMO.>>>>
> 
> Now where would these things really be needed?
> 
> When you just have to make one tiny touch turn of the aperture ring inrelation
> to the red leds and the exposure is locked!
> 
> It begins to look like some folks just don't want to do anything using their
> fingers and brains to take pictures any more.  They want the camera to do all
> their thinking for them and if they want all the BS bells and whistles, hell
> there are any number of "dumbell no thought P&S cameras" on the market! So why
> spend the money for a wonderfull camera like an M6, then wish a bunch of two bit
> P&S simpleton elements to it!
> 
> Hey it's Monday morning, and it's no day to sound like a "Happy Camper" who just
> won a pile of money! :)
> 
> ted

Right on!

Bill