The 5D has been around for 2 years now and is clearly scheduled for a facelift soon - there are more than a few wishlists on this forum as to what that facelift will bring.
However, in the 20 months that I have owned my 5D I have NEVER deliberately pressed the Direct Print button and it seems absurd that Canon dedicated such prime real-estate to what IMHO is an essentially useless function. It is especially galling when other useful functions are buried in custom menus.
I understand that Canon would like their camera owners to buy into their inkjet printers too, and the DP button is tailored for that, but that concept really belongs to movie spin-offs and toy stores. I would prefer a properly designed photographic tool rather than direct access function controls dedicated to mere marketing gimmickry.
Am I unusual in never using this prime level feature of the 5D?
If you own a 5D, do you use the Direct Print button on the 5D
a) all the time,
b) often,
c) occasionally,
d) tried it a couple of times for experimentation but never again, or
e) (like me) never at all except by accident.
I don't expect any of this to influence Canon one iota, however they must be doing their own market research and I doubt that the percentage breakdown will differ much from this forum in terms of this button's use. It will be interesting to compare the percentages in favour or against this 'feature' and compare that to whether Canon keep it on the 5DII.
However, in the 20 months that I have owned my 5D I have NEVER deliberately pressed the Direct Print button and it seems absurd that Canon dedicated such prime real-estate to what IMHO is an essentially useless function. It is especially galling when other useful functions are buried in custom menus.
I understand that Canon would like their camera owners to buy into their inkjet printers too, and the DP button is tailored for that, but that concept really belongs to movie spin-offs and toy stores. I would prefer a properly designed photographic tool rather than direct access function controls dedicated to mere marketing gimmickry.
Am I unusual in never using this prime level feature of the 5D?
If you own a 5D, do you use the Direct Print button on the 5D
a) all the time,
b) often,
c) occasionally,
d) tried it a couple of times for experimentation but never again, or
e) (like me) never at all except by accident.
I don't expect any of this to influence Canon one iota, however they must be doing their own market research and I doubt that the percentage breakdown will differ much from this forum in terms of this button's use. It will be interesting to compare the percentages in favour or against this 'feature' and compare that to whether Canon keep it on the 5DII.
After all, it is only after being successful here in Japan, the world's second largest economy, they have the muscles to move to other markets. Yes, they've been at it for a long time and other markets are already there, but failure at home is to be avoided at all costs, and here we actually tap into the Japanese mentality and cultural thingy - something too long to go into here.