Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philip Forrest wrote: > why is it that we have to spend over $2000 to get ACCURATE > MANUAL FOCUS aids!? On a camera which doesn't have an expected lifespan > past 3 years of use. This is sickening. Unfortunately you're not the target market. > This means that by virtue of the fact that I know manual focus exists > and desire to use it, the manufacturer has made up my mind and assumes > that I make enough money to be able to afford one of their flagship > cameras. Hardly. I just like control and I like to manually focus my > cameras. I believe the problem is that the majority of consumers of the more affordable cameras are ignorant of the virtues of manual focus, or are unaware that anything better exists. These consumers are voting with their currency and the manufacturers are listening. Features per dollar is their mantra and viewfinder quality is difficult to quantify. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange