> > The ring movement was almost a reflex action in me,
I had to learn how to use an aperture ring control on the lens.
I learned photography with a Rolleliflex MX, where you control
the shutter speeds and lens aperture with two convenient
thumbwheels on the body. Got into the habit of it with my old
film SLRs. Now that I'm controlling things from the body, I'm
just as comfortable and I don't have to move my hands around on
the camera as much.
> 1. Lenses whos focusing ring turns in the opposite direction
> to a genuine
> Pentax lens. (Congrats to Sigma on the Syncho II lenses)
LOL ... a little Pentax centric, aren't we?
I've had Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Contax, Olympus, Leica, and now
Pentax in this size, small format interchangeable lens system
cameras. They all seem to do it a different way, but they are
usually consistent within the manufacturers' lens line. Doesn't
make much difference, you learn what you need to do for a given
camera pretty fast.
> 2. One touch zoom lenses that 'zoom out' when you pull the
> slide towards you instead of 'zooming in'. (Spent a lot of
time at M/cycle
> races!)
Zooms are just clumsy in general. Trombone style one touch
controls slip and are hard to be precise with. Two touch
controls work more precisely but they're usually slow and
annoying to me. Just give me a couple of prime lenses...
YMMV
Godfrey
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