P3D Re: Realist a P&S?

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:48 AM 9/4/98 , you wrote:
>>ALL cameras can be *used* as point and shoots, not just the Realist.
>
>Certainly!  
>
>Since our hobby is dominated by manual cameras, I think it is worth 
>emphasizing that under certain conditions these cameras are very easy
>to operate.  I have heard this many times:  "It takes a lot of time
>to set the aperture, shutter speed and focus before *each shot* with 
>my stereo camera".  In my photography, once I set these for the given
>lighting/subject/scene conditions, I go on shooting quite a few
>pictures with no change.

But George, we know from your film consumption habits that you take 10 or
20 shots in the time most people take 1 or 2.  So you may be focussing,
setting exposure, etc. just as often as the rest of us, but taking many
more pictures in between!

-pd


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