PS> This I don't get, so enlighten me. Why do you need to turn the aperture
PS> ring if you can select the aperture with the cameras ap dial? What do
PS> you gain by turning the ring?
PS> Paul
Stepping in into this thread, my preference is to be able to have
tactile feedback of all my camera settings. Like metering mode (not
set by button but by several-position switch), AF mode (not button but
switch), aperture - I can instantly tell if I am wide open or more
closed, even with blind eyes, when I pick up the camera. Checking the
viewfinder display after I pick it up to shoot is an slight annoyance and
it's slightly slower. Also, I can change the aperture by feel very
quickly just the required amount of stops. That's the way I feel.
OTOH, electrical coupling of aperture (including aperture motors like
in EOS lenses) is way more precise. However, the tiny ring for
aperture on the body tends to get kicked off my setting time to time,
and it's a slight hassle to change lenses from stopped down one to one
I want to use wide open.
Good light!
fra
