Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]an insight that is new to me thanks AND it's absolutely WONDERFUL that when I watched the Onion's genius work, it was preceded by an ad for the Windows operating system;^) ric On May 19, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > On May 18, 2013, at 9:39 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> > wrote: > >> Well I bought the M adapter for mine but I don't seem to be able to get >> the magnified view to come up for ease of focussing. It rather highlights >> how dim I am when it comes to complex digital camera menu/button >> combinations. > > No, Frank, the problem isn't yours, it's the designers' who created a bad > human interface. > > The Japanese are fascinated with "features", so fascinated that it's > almost a disease like autism where no feature is valued more than another > so the user is forced to figure out what might be important. The user > manuals appear to be written by people who have never taken a photo in > their lives but who like legos a lot. > > We deserve better than this. > > Personally I think the Onion got it right about Sony (it's from The Onion > and since "stupid piece of shit" is in the title you've been warned.) > > <http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt,14309/> > > The most redeeming quality of the new M is its user interface. > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information