Had the great man lived on into the digital image revolution he would certainly have had to revise this assessment, but in any case I beg to differ. It is the very certainty of a Compur Shutter or a Rollei TLR wind-on which give classic cameras their wonderful appeal. Press the open button on a Kodak Folder and simply watch and marvel at the sheer engineering brain cells which have been expended producing such a beautiful task-orientated delight.