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Subject: [Leica] A shot of T - Reinvent
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Wed Apr 19 16:14:53 2006

Well they've definitely started to - now I want to see them rip them all
off.


On 4/19/06 5:59 PM, "Gary Todoroff" <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote:

> B.D. wrote:
>> The cameras being used now are film cameras with  electronics jammed in
> them, but you kids have the opportunity to reinvent them
>> entirely. Think about form and function, the ergonomics. Cameras could be
> completely different shapes, with totally different
>> functional configurations. Go for it!'
> 
> Right on B.D! I wrote in an eBay "Guide" about DSLR cameras several months
> ago:
> 
> "Today, I am waiting for the real advancement in digital photography.
> Although very capable in capturing images, I am disappointed that most 
> "pro"
> digital  SLR camera bodies are still *designed around film mode* - much 
> like
> early automobiles that still had the mud guards up front to keep the horses
> from splashing on the occupants!"
> 
> When I first saw the Olympus E-330 announced, I knew immediately that some
> engineers had finally taken off the mud guards.
> 
> Gary Todoroff
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