One more datapoint about the decline of our species

[Platapus]

I am seriously contemplating buying a new camera as a reward for finishing my Dissertation. One of the cameras I am considering is the Nikon D800. To learn more about the camera, I decided to download its manual.

Naturally, at the first part of the manual are all the safety concerns. All good stuff, mostly about how not to damage the camera.... but one safety warning caught my eye

Using the viewfinder diopter adjustment control

When operating the viewfinder diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not to put your finger in your eye accidentally.

It is never a good idea to ever overestimate the intelligence of a humans. But the D800 is a pretty advanced camera. I am not sure your average advanced hobbyist/professional photographer needs to be warned about sticking his or her finger in to his or her eye.

But then again, perhaps it is a necessary warning.

I am thinkin that if you are the type of person who would stick your finger in your eye, unless you read a warning, you probably shouldn't be buying a D800.

But like any of these warnings, the reason they are there is because not only did someone actually put their finger in their eye, they probably tried to sue the camera manufacturer for not warning them about the photography specific risk of fingers in eyes.