Mack
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Friend once told me he thought a new camera might be good for his wife and the kids. His wife told him "Not to buy one as they are just too hard to operate. Easier to use my (her) cellphone."
Having seen the 600+ pages of the Olympus E-M1X Owner's Manual, and all in English, I think I understand where she is coming from. They do far more - and maybe too much - with the menus and setup configuration - that can turn some people off. I don't think my cellphone even had instructions for use of its camera.
My new Sekonic light meter has over 200 pages, all in English, on how to operate it. Ironically, it is called a "Speedmaster" (Sekonic L-858D-U) printed on the face of it. However, I'm not seeing it being "Speedy" yet. Bought it to do HSS flash readings which it does where the old one (L-478D) would not go above 1/400 second for flash readings, but "Good grief!" the menu, calibration, and setup is taxing.
Having seen the 600+ pages of the Olympus E-M1X Owner's Manual, and all in English, I think I understand where she is coming from. They do far more - and maybe too much - with the menus and setup configuration - that can turn some people off. I don't think my cellphone even had instructions for use of its camera.
My new Sekonic light meter has over 200 pages, all in English, on how to operate it. Ironically, it is called a "Speedmaster" (Sekonic L-858D-U) printed on the face of it. However, I'm not seeing it being "Speedy" yet. Bought it to do HSS flash readings which it does where the old one (L-478D) would not go above 1/400 second for flash readings, but "Good grief!" the menu, calibration, and setup is taxing.