You completely changed the comment I responded to, so how can we have a discussion about whether or not your comment was misleading? So no, I'm going to stick with "misleading". And the fact that you changed the comment so drastically without telling anyone makes me think you found something wrong with your original comment too.
And after you're edit, I'm going to add "condescending" to my description as well.
> It sounds like “professional” photography just isn’t for you!
As if the only reason anyone would disagree with you is because they are casuals
> You completely changed the comment I responded to, so how can we have a discussion about whether or not your comment was misleading?
I can understand your frustration. I was looking at other comments and felt I wanted to add further reasons why I feel the lack of usability (as they see it) is by design (which makes the UI good, not bad), and not because of laziness on behalf of camera manufacturers. I can see why you'd think I'm being misleading saying that camera UI's are good, also I still fully believe that a Canon/Pana/Fuji UI is substantially easier to navigate than a Sony one. This is only my personal experience though.
> And after you're edit, I'm going to add "condescending" to my description as well.
> As if the only reason anyone would disagree with you is because they are casuals
I don't mean to say the only reason is because they are casual. I meant to point out that because they want computational photography and also hate editing raws, that using a dedicated camera is unlikely going to be fun for them. If you hate two of the most important parts of a photographers workflow to ensure the creative ability to edit a photo exactly the way you want, then yeah, that likely means you're a "casual".
I can see how "bad UI" and "computational photography + editing RAW" was mixed up a bit though. I could have been clearer as to what specifically I was addressing, my apologies.
To clarify on "casuals" though, I don't think being casual is bad. I'm a casual gamer, a casual driver, a casual cook. That isn't a negative either. It's just the truth, I admit I'm not a pro who dedicates the time necessary in those fields.
When a casual person tells a pro "I hate the parts of your work that are necessary to do your job/hobby properly" and then further target their frustration at a UI that might be confusing to them by design (as its meant for a different type of user) seems like something other folks might find interesting. I see it as a very neat case of user targeting and persona analysis, similar to software.
Canon/Nikon/Fuji/Sony are targeting photographers who want a dedicated OS with cutting edge hardware. If the hardware is good, they'll tolerate a stripped down, minimal camera OS for the sake of speed. It's similar to why you don't often see people driving a Formula 1 car on their daily commute.
And after you're edit, I'm going to add "condescending" to my description as well.
> It sounds like “professional” photography just isn’t for you!
As if the only reason anyone would disagree with you is because they are casuals