--- Doggre@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 1/31/01 6:48:47 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> miaim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > In the end, cameras are controlled light traps.
> They vary
> > in their range of control and their ability to
> trap light, but in the end
> > they are merely traps.
>
>
> Mike, I would bet you don't make your living with
> your hands. Those of us
> who work with tools and machinery don't think of
> them as "merely tools". A
> good tool is a work of art to the craftsman who uses
> it, an ingenious
> blending of form and function. You can pound nails
> with a $5 hammer, but if
> you want to experience the joy of driving nails, you
> get a $30 Estwing.
Right on Rich, I'm reminded of John Muir's comment
in his VW idiots manual, lets see if I can remember,
"this is why I have nice tools, if I get hung up with
a busted knuckle or busted stud I feel my tools till
the rage subsides, like lovely feelies or art
objects." I'm sure most of us have tried to work with
an awkward or overfeatured "light trap" that sent us
running back to our basic, elegant OMs. John
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