My preference is also for the aperture ring on the lens. With the LX, I can even see what it is from the viewfinder.
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This kind of point-counter point can be fun... > > > From: Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > 1. You can feel how many stops you are changing by > how much > you > > twist the ring. Body control dial means you need > to either > watch > > the display or count the clicks. I can also feel > where the > > aperture is by using my thumb to feel for the > A-lock button. > > I always count the clicks with a lens ring, or have > to turn the > camera to look at the dial. > > > 2. The right hand is busy enough. Distributing the > work of > > aperture control (and focusing) to the left hand > is fairer. > > My right hand is much more prehensile than my left > hand. I use > the latter for a support, and occasionally for > manual focusing. > I like my right hand in control of all exposure > (ahem). > > > 3. It's faster. One twist on the aperture ring > goes from wide > to > > fully stopped down. It takes 4 sweeps of the > e-dial on my > istDS > > to do the same. > > Perhaps. I prefer the precision, can see the changes > in the > viewfinder without having to look away. > > > 4. The aperture ring stays put. The body dial can > easily get > > bumped (especially, for me, the Tv dial on the > PZ1). > > I've never bumped the body wheel on the Canon 10D or > *istDS, but > I have bumped the aperture ring by turning it > accidentally when > I meant to grab the focus ring on cameras so > equipped. > > > 5. You can see where the aperture is set before > you turn on > the > > camera (for those HCB moments) > > I never shut my camera off when I'm out taking > pictures. One > touch on the shutter button and the aperture/shutter > speed are > immediately visible before bringing the camera to my > eye. I > often set the exposure that way, before looking at > the subject, > just like I used to do with a Rollei 35S or > Rolleiflex TLR. The > camera is ready by the time it's at my eye. > > Godfrey > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
