In An Effort To Be Of Assistance
Dec 27, 2017 17:20:56 #
rmalarz wrote:
Someone on this forum asked a rather remedial question regarding the D850. I downloaded the manual to find the answer. One of the first things that caught my attention was on the very front page of the manual.
I quote, "Read this manual thoroughly before using the camera".
I wish girlfriends came with the same sort of documentation.
--Bob
I quote, "Read this manual thoroughly before using the camera".
I wish girlfriends came with the same sort of documentation.
--Bob
How about a manual for wives?
👵
Dec 27, 2017 17:39:43 #
AzYooper wrote:
Nice idea, but some folks do have a real problem f... (show quote)
Primary sources are usually the most accurate. We may have to re-translate Jenglish to English, but there is no more accurate source.
Read The *Fine* Manual is always good advice. If you want to learn efficiently and effectively, it’s the starting point. Other resources may be required for context.
Dec 27, 2017 17:41:24 #
Yes, read the manual! I want the manual to document exactly what the camera will do in response to each control. I don't want the manual to tell me why I would want to do that. It is the job of photographic teaching books to tell us why and how. It is the job of the manual to tell us exactly what the camera does. For example: the manual should tell us how the bracketing works how many pictures, what variation, what order, do you need to reset it or not (this was probably the question that spurred Bob original post, he had responded to it a coupe of days ago.) I don't need the manual to tell me why to bracket(just to get it right, or set up for HDR, or whatever) When a photographic teaching book is teaching about a technique that requires bracketing, it shouldn't have to tell you how to bracket, its different for each camera.
Dec 27, 2017 17:46:35 #
Jacksonville wrote:
At one time or another I have had to resort to reading the Spanish or French versions of some manuals to make sense of the mangled English text. This applies to all sorts of manuals, not just camera manuals.
Yes, for some reason, probably cost, companies think it is fun going to bed at night while the customers are struggling with the poor English.
Dec 27, 2017 20:37:10 #
Dec 27, 2017 21:57:08 #
YeloCab1 wrote:
The manual for my 1967 Honda 90 (Motorcycle) said "Please" before every instruction
“Prease”. L and R are often reversed in Japanese speech. We hosted a Japanese exchange student when I was in high school. She was a college English major. After 14 years of English, she *still* said prease and Rick and ice cleam.
Dec 27, 2017 22:17:32 #
AzYooper
Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)
burkphoto wrote:
“Prease”. L and R are often reversed in Japanese speech. We hosted a Japanese exchange student when I was in high school. She was a college English major. After 14 years of English, she *still* said prease and Rick and ice cleam.
She should have read the manual
Dec 28, 2017 02:07:50 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
BebuLamar wrote:
Years ago I read the manual in Bob fashion. Nowada... (show quote)
I too download the PDF manual and read it. It is much easier on my aging eyes that the 3 point font in many manuals.
I also load it on my tablet so I have a portable manual to take with me. When I am going to mentor a beginner, I also download their manual so I can help them with their camera if they have not mastered it yet.
Software used to come with a manual too but software manuals seems to be extinct. The online "Help" is practically useless because companies like Adobe mix the help for all their software together. It seems now you have to buy the Missing Manual to make up for the deficiencies of the software companies.
Dec 28, 2017 05:28:00 #
On PDF you can enlrge the print which is a good thing for anyone old or with not the best eyesight
Dec 28, 2017 07:31:44 #
rmalarz wrote:
Actually, I've no interest in watching yeast bread rise. My personal favorite is watching paint peel. It's much more fulfilling and entertaining.
--Bob
--Bob
I once watched a pot. It did (eventually) boil. Who knew?
Dec 28, 2017 08:31:12 #
Dec 28, 2017 08:41:31 #
Waltm wrote:
Was there anything in the pot, or did the pot boil?
Pot to Kettle, "Do not make me angry. You will not like me angry."
Dec 28, 2017 09:19:40 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I once watched a pot. It did (eventually) boil. Who knew?
I did that once. It wouldn't boil no matter how long I watched it. Then one day my wife walked in, asked what I was doing, shook her head and turned on the burner!
Dec 28, 2017 09:26:09 #
LFingar wrote:
I did that once. It wouldn't boil no matter how long I watched it. Then one day my wife walked in, asked what I was doing, shook her head and turned on the burner!
This dang computer did not work at first. Until my son asked, "Did you plug it in and turn it on?" Must've been made by the same folks who made your pot.
Dec 28, 2017 10:13:31 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
I once watched a pot. It did (eventually) boil. Who knew?
Mark
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