"Re AL Ity" wrote in message
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[typo correction]

I've been noticing a quite interesting pattern over the last three
decades.
It seems that the most innovative features always appear on P&S camera's
first, film & digital. Only years later do d/SLR owners finally wake-up
and
decide they not only want but NEED those features too.

Examples:

Auto-focus first appeared on P&S film cameras. / dSLR owner's now can't
live without it.

Don't need but it's handy.


Live-View LCD display. / dSLR owner's can't live without it once they
discover its many benefits. Even better if their LCD display is
articulated, opening up many more photography options that they didn't
previously know exist.

Don't need and don't use so that's blown that theory out of the water.

Silent Operation / Well, they'll never get this. But they keep trying to
get their cameras quieter. There's just so much you can do to isolate the
noise from that slow slapping mirror and archaic focal-plane shutter that
doesn't move faster than 1/250 of a second over their sensor. They pride
themselves on buying the quietest dSLRs they can find, never realizing
that
all P&S cameras are totally silent if you mute the unneeded sound-effects
using a menu option.

Again, not a necessity. In fact there is a certain satisfaction of hearing
the shutter and mirror after pressing the button and I prefer it to a
"silent" camera (or one with "toy like" sound effects).

Live Histograms / Many wish they could find a way to get this if it's not
already in their dSLR's much-wanted Live View feed.

Nope. Never found the need. A skilled photographer shouldn't need this
facility.

Shutter-Speed Preview that exists in nearly all P&S cameras' EVF/LCD
displays. / They don't even know what this is, they're forever calling it
viewfinder-lag in their ignorant error, but many want it once they
understand what it's for and how to use it.

Why? I have all the info I need in the "real" viewfinder, instantly and
with no lag.

Built-in flash on P&S film and digital cameras came first. / They love the
convenience if their dSLR now has one. Even choosing dSLR models based on
their built-in flash output.

Nope. Built in flash is just a toy. Serious photographers use a flash gun.

Video modes first appeared in P&S digital cameras. / The most expensive
pro
models of dSLRs must now have it.

Must have? Don't think so. Waste of time and effort. If you need video you
buy the correct tools for the job.

Smaller and lighter cameras. / They keep trying!

The camera has to feel right. A bit of weight can aid steady shooting.

Long zoom lenses with wide aperture. / They wish for this all the time so
they don't have to change lenses so often, while always busy missing shots
and getting dust on the sensor, not finding out that all their images are
ruined until they get home. They'll never get the large apertures at long
zoom lengths that can be designed for P&S cameras. Envy doesn't even begin
to describe how this makes them feel and act.

Again, we are talking quality. Some of the best quality glass is only
available for use on SLR systems.

MC