Perhaps the Photog should understand what they are doing more the camera. If you want to take lots of mediocre pictures quickly, modern cameras are great. In other words, the work of Weston or Adams probably would not have been nearly so memorable had they been cursed with an automatic exposure autofocus 4x5 or 8x10 camera and a wide to tele zoom. Imagine that, if you can. Sorry Ansel, turn back over, I was just kidding.
Photographers have to think to get the best results.
When cameras think instead of the Photogs, mediocrity is the usual result. I know a lot of you will disagree, and that is fine. I would argue the point, but I don't have time since I have to go and try to figure out my exposure. I didn't say it was easy. Copyright 1998 Stephen Gandy.