XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: Lefty@NotARealAddress.com   
      
   Woofbert wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  "Lefty"  wrote:   
   >> You may indeed have better plug and play, but you know you are going   
   >> to do some extra work to locate parts that actually play with it.   
   >> You can't just go buy any camera, video card, or printer, and assume   
   >> it will be a flawless experience.   
   >   
   > Beyond being able to work well with my computer, I like to make sure   
   > that the peripherals I use do a good job anyway. So reading   
   > specifications and reviews is part of making a purchasing decision.   
   > I'm not going to buy just any old thing and hope it works.   
      
   Right (but as we might agree in clipped parts) the worst horror stories   
   (on any platform) might be from people who did just go out and buy any   
   old thing and hope it works.   
      
   > Cameras: I learned to play with cameras long before I learned to play   
   > with myself. There are some names I trust and many that I've never   
   > heard of. Canon and Olympus are camera makers; the rest are electronics   
   > makers who hired some opticians to design cheap lenses. I plugged my   
   > roommate's Sony DV camera into my Mac. It works flawlessly.   
      
   I went out yesterday, after that last post, and did a quick google for   
   people looking for "digital camera drivers" in "comp.sys.mac.*"   
      
   http://tinyurl.com/k9vv   
      
   I did actually learn from this thread that there are 3rd party sources   
   for low-cost camera drivers, but I think it still shows the legwork   
   involved.  Someone who just made the impulse buy of a $20 to $50 camera   
   probably won't have it just work (though IOXperts) is a great resource.   
      
   So that's really the point.  You may have pre-narrowed your choices to   
   Cannon and Olympus, but anybody elese is going to have to do the legwork.   
      
   It is part of running a minority platform.   
      
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