Jon, The Elder
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Hey Elsaspet......
The thing that escapes many, is that often forum questions are lifted and pasted right from manuals. Some answers are slightly reworded or excerpts. Then they are read from the screen !
....GarbzEven if you don't understand manuals there have been some questions asked on this forum alone which could be answered simply by hitting the menu button on the camera and looking at the possible options that come up.
....Garbz..the point is not a matter of being unable to sort the information given, it's about making an effort.
......JoxbyIts symptomatic of todays society, people want things now now now, it just appears easier and quicker to ask than to spend time buried in a manual.
.....JHF PhotographyGarbz and Jon, I have to agree with you. It's becoming more common these days, and not just in regards to photography. I work in an office, and I have had people phone me and ask for the number for our competion...
....Chris of ArabiaAt the end of the day, everybody has the right to ask dumb questions, it's just that some abuse the privilage...
....RichardAhh I got you Garbz. I guess I haven't noticed this trend, I just figured some people are just lazy and some are not. I've always been a manual person, I remember how I would want to read a video game manual before I even started to play the game. Then I had friends that would only read it if they got stuck on something.
The thing that escapes many, is that often forum questions are lifted and pasted right from manuals. Some answers are slightly reworded or excerpts. Then they are read from the screen !
....and all of these still exist today !From my recollection, when I started taking pictures, I couldn't get enough material to read on the subject, whether in the form of books or magazines. Going back 25 years (and a bit), there wasn't an internet and it was a case of learn by reading, join a photography club, or if you had a very accommodating photography shop proprietor, you could pump them for info.