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Jumping off the fence

Started Nov 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP quiquae Senior Member • Posts: 2,265
Re: Jumping off the fence

BirdShooter7 wrote:

I certainly agree with your last paragraph. I hope Canon really ups their game on the next R user interface. The R seems like it could be a very nice camera for me if it had more of a conventional control layout/user interface. Every time I have tried the R so far I have walked away quite frustrated. If this sort of ergonomics is the future of photography then I might have to find another activity to occupy my time as this R doesn't make photography fun for me at all.

Well, you know, I had a similar reaction when I started using a 7D mark II after the 6D, yet no one accuses the 7D mark II of having obtuse interfaces. It's just that these newer bodies have more features to get used to than the 6D.

I had an instructor in college saying: "UNIX is a power tool. Power tools kill. Be careful." One may say the same thing about powerful cameras. You have to try to learn one in earnest to get good results.

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