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<blockquote data-quote="JDFlood" data-source="post: 223277" data-attributes="member: 11653"><p>I kind of suspected that some folks would find this odd. But a significant amount of cost for something like a D800 goes into auto ISO, Auto Focus, moving focus, VERY sophisticated algorythms to work out the correct exposure automatically, find the right focal point automatically... so what is that for? Not to use it? Maybe, I should explain my thinking on P&amp;S, I am not hanging the camera out the window snapping photos. I get myself into the right position and really work at composing, I don't think anyone considers me anything but a very serious (and good) photographer. But in essence, what I prefer to do is to point the camera (ok, carefully move into the right position, even if it means standing in water up to my knees), and I go through a big checklist to make sure the camera isn't likely to get fooled (I have been into photography for nearly 40 years), if it is going to get fooled, then I compensate, then I press the sutter release. But if there is a D900 to come, and it gets everything right... automatically (OK, I know that isn't possible... but it can more of the time),&nbsp; then I would buy it for that. JD</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="JDFlood, post: 223277, member: 11653"] I kind of suspected that some folks would find this odd. But a significant amount of cost for something like a D800 goes into auto ISO, Auto Focus, moving focus, VERY sophisticated algorythms to work out the correct exposure automatically, find the right focal point automatically... so what is that for? Not to use it? Maybe, I should explain my thinking on P&S, I am not hanging the camera out the window snapping photos. I get myself into the right position and really work at composing, I don't think anyone considers me anything but a very serious (and good) photographer. But in essence, what I prefer to do is to point the camera (ok, carefully move into the right position, even if it means standing in water up to my knees), and I go through a big checklist to make sure the camera isn't likely to get fooled (I have been into photography for nearly 40 years), if it is going to get fooled, then I compensate, then I press the sutter release. But if there is a D900 to come, and it gets everything right... automatically (OK, I know that isn't possible... but it can more of the time), then I would buy it for that. JD [/QUOTE]

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