Why?
Because however much money I have spent on my digital gear - bodies, lenses, computer and software, etc... None of it compares in feel an quality to my 30 year old Nikon FM...

The controls are simple (aperture, shutter and focus), all the dials and settings either glide perfectly into place or move with a nice click, and I have a compact and beautifully solid camera.
Compare that to a modern d-SLR which has thousands of menu's, horrible dials and reliance on automation and knowing how to work a computer.

Sure I use digital 90% of the time, but honestly there is just something nice about going out with a basic manual film camera, a 50mm 1.8 lens and a couple rolls of film.

I wish I could afford to buy myself something like an old Leica M3 - I do have a IIIc here, but will admit that however solid and beautifully built it is, it seems to be a step one too far back before the technology matured into user friendliness (tiny viewfinders, separate focus, etc...)
(442, Fri 5 Nov 2010, 13:07, 1 reply)

Designers
Remember if you do not make your products easy and intuitive to use for the intended user without having to read the manual, (except for finding the least used features) You have failed.
A camera that you have to operate menus and multiple switches to take a picture is a fail. I have the same issues with cheap TV remote controls, and Dyson Vacuum cleaners.

Arrrrghhh! And Relax
(Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Fri 5 Nov 2010, 13:42, closed)