From: Stuart Phillips (stuart.phillips@rcn.com)
Date: 06/27/03-07:22:34 AM Z
I thinj Yu is right; learning curves almost always not straight (that's why
they're curves) because it takes a little time to understand the basic
paradigm that the technology works in and then it becomes simple and
simpler. Perhaps a good way to look at it is that we take for granted what
we know about silver processes or others and so moving to a new camera is
easy, even one that offers some very technical features (metering
combinations for example). It's only when you look at this through the eyes
of a complete beginner (I taught my son recently) that you realize that the
learning curve is similar for many technologies, it's just with digital we
sometimes start without any mental map.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 3:35 AM
Subject: Re: Bite Your Tounge etc. and straight line learning curve
>
> Hi Yu -- I respectfully, disrespectfully, rashly and circumspectly
> disagree with your comments re "We don't want to lose or alienate
> members." And, "Off topic posts weaken the list's position as THE leading
> source of ALT Photo information." Etc.
>
> As I see it (after, can it possibly be 8 years on the list ?), the threat
> to "leave the list" is childish, like saying I'm going to hold my breath
> and then you'll be sorry.
>
> The list was, is, and will be special, with an incredible range of
> temperament, knowledge, information and ideas. If someone can't take a
> little guff, chatter, kerfluffle, INCLUDING the actually quite rare
> offtopic kerfluffle, they are --- well, in my opinion overly controlling
> and/or excessively fragile. Equally to the point, it's their loss, not the
> list's.
>
> As I've said before, we're not selling advertising. We don't need the
> numbers. Certainly folks have gotten in a tangle & left in a snit, but
> IME, the *threats* are ....uh, how to say this -- um, how about never yet
> has such threat come from a serious contributor ? And almost anything can
> alienate somebody... like a simple quote from Thomas Jefferson, of all
> things!
>
> So, to prove that I for one refuse to tremble, I admit that, much as I
> appreciate it, so far I have hardly understood the VERY savvy sounding
> digital camera advice. I've been coping with an 809-tooth, no make that 80
> tooth carbide tipped blade, among other disasters today, including 95
> degrees F on the streets of NY, and it's already 3:20 AM -- but I will try
> (tomorrow, or the day after) to submit a few of the intriguing and/or
> provocative sentences for clarification.
>
> Meanwhile, here's one to start-- I've heard everything from $800 to $8000
> dollars from folks willing to talk price... Is it possible to mention a
> price range here -- or is that just too crass?
>
> OK -- here's another. Upsampling? Downsampling? OK, they're in the
> Realworld Photoshop 7 book.... but I haven't spent my $8000 or $800 yet. I
> want that camera. But don't really know when I can schedule the learning
> curve, being in another set of hills. Is there a digital camera with a
> straight line learning curve?
>
> cheers,
>
> Judy
>
>
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