On Sep 23, 2005, at 1:39 AM, Toralf Lund wrote:
I like aperture rings, too
I was very used to controlling aperture from an on-lens ring with generations of Nikon and Leica gear. Moving to a new control paradigm, with control of all exposure related elements on my right hand adjacent to the shutter release, took a little time. I started learning this new control setup in 2001 with the Canon EOS IX, after having been making pictures with the aforementioned stuff since 1967.
Now, when I pick up the MX or any other older cameras with the traditional "shutter speed on top, aperture on the lens" control arrangement, I find it less convenient than I recalled in 2001. My hands move less on the camera, promoting better camera stability, and adjustment is faster. When I am using manual focus, my left hand is always on the focus ring allowing me to follow precisely small movements of the subject and get better, more consistently on-target focus.
I'm happy with the new control paradigm, although I resisted it for quite a long time. Canon's building cameras using this paradigm since the A-1 in the 1970s.
Godfrey
