Re: Serious question from a skeptic - practical realities of taking clear video/stills of UFO's?

"Anon" <abuse@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:Wc3vj.3081$Ef1.2003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I miss my old Canon FTb for just that reason - it was quick, simple and 
> easy to set a shutter speed; peek through the viewfinder and quickly
focus 
> (a lot quicker than some autofocus systems can), and twist the aperture 
> ring to get the exposure.
>
> No messing about with awkwardly positioned 'command wheels' whose
function 
> varies depending on what particular mode you happen to be in, no mucking

> about through 25 levels of menus to get to some simple and often needed 
> adjustment (are you listening Fuji??), no waiting for the autofocus to
try 
> the entire focal range (sometimes twice!) only for it to give up as it 
> can't find an edge in the dead centre of the image, no batteries going 
> flat just because its cold outside.. the list goes on.
>
> Technology doesn't always improve things.
>
If you really miss your FTb, I've got a couple of re-furbished Canon TX's 
listed on a popular auction website. (The TX was a stripped down version
of 
the FTb, manufactured for the non-Japan market). I'm reducing my
collection 
down to only FX's and Canon FL mount lenses; going for maximum snob
factor!