The components most likely to fail in a piece of electrical/electronic
equipment are switchs. So the way to make cameras more reliable is to
remove the mechanical aperture ring from the lens that is used only with
that lens and replace it with a multi-position, multi-function switch
that is not only used to set aperture with every lens, but also as a
shutter speed switch, an ISO switch, etc. Almost guaranteed to reduce
the usable life of the camera by a factor of 100 or so (To be honest it
also reduces the cost of manufacture by a factor of 2 or 3). This is
progress?
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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P. J. Alling wrote:
Aperture rings are redundant, you will learn to love wheels. (Repeat
10,000 times, if you still like aperture rings start over).
