07-24-2010, 05:07 AM
Hi,
I don't know if others experience this, but as a computer scientist I find there are some camera design decisions that really bug me--not because they necessarily make the camera unusable, but just because they're apparently STOOPID. :-)
One of the worst that I've seen over and over on Canon EOS bodies is the material used as a seal around the focus screen. It appears to be some sort of cheap foam that from day one will flake little black flecks that magically distribute themselves across the focus screen and up into the pentaprism. Wouldn't a rubber gasket do the same job without so much mess?
Another is cheap rubber eyepieces. Is there no other material usable to cushion the face than something that leaves horrible prints on your glasses? Or is this one of those seemingly insoluble design problems, like coming up with a nontoxic whiteboard/chalkboard for classrooms?
So how about it, folks? Can you think of any design decisions on the cameras you own that leave you scratching your head, saying, "What were they thinking?!"
Scott
I don't know if others experience this, but as a computer scientist I find there are some camera design decisions that really bug me--not because they necessarily make the camera unusable, but just because they're apparently STOOPID. :-)
One of the worst that I've seen over and over on Canon EOS bodies is the material used as a seal around the focus screen. It appears to be some sort of cheap foam that from day one will flake little black flecks that magically distribute themselves across the focus screen and up into the pentaprism. Wouldn't a rubber gasket do the same job without so much mess?
Another is cheap rubber eyepieces. Is there no other material usable to cushion the face than something that leaves horrible prints on your glasses? Or is this one of those seemingly insoluble design problems, like coming up with a nontoxic whiteboard/chalkboard for classrooms?
So how about it, folks? Can you think of any design decisions on the cameras you own that leave you scratching your head, saying, "What were they thinking?!"
Scott