On 19 Jun 2003 at 11:00, Herb Chong wrote: > i use my digital camera all the time with only one dial for controlling both > aperture and shutter speed. i either shoot fully programmed mode or aperture > priority mode. with the dial, i can vary the combination in favor of higher > shutter speed or higher aperture while maintaining constant exposure when in > program mode. in aperture mode, i adjust the aperture for the depth of field i > want while staying within the slowest shutter speed limits of my camera. when i > disagree with the camera, i use exposure compensation by pressing a button and > rotating the same dial. i've had 3 cameras that work this way and i see very > little need for two controls because i can't remember ever using manual mode on > any of my digitals or my ZX-5n. one control is almost all i ever change. i am > fairly sure i have also done the same on my Super Program, leave it in Aperture > mode or program mode with exposure compensation. my MX forces me to use both > controls, but then i have no choice.
My E-10 has an easy to access exposure mode dail that provides Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program plus it has a thumb-wheel for aperture control and and index-finger wheel for shutter speed, and it annoys the hell out of me. I tend to use mostly Program and manual modes (and try to avoid the aperture control). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
