[OT] Cameras (was Re: Why is Python popular, while Lisp and Scheme aren't?)

[Michael Hudson]

Totally off-topic, but hey...

Fernando Pérez <fperez528 at yahoo.com> writes:

> If you just want convenience for 4x6 prints from negative, a P&S is
> fine. But even a basic SLR like a Canon Rebel is about as easy to
> use as a P&S, while allowing you to 'go manual' when you feel like
> it.

What strikes me is that with modern, decent print film, going manual
-- at least wrt. exposure -- makes next to now difference.  I don't
know enough about the area to say what's going on, but I was
surprised.

Cheers,
M.

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