I've tried that, I find it much more difficult to hold camera steady using the controls that way.
Paul Stenquist wrote: >I don't have to take my finger off the shutter with the *istD. Index >finger is on the shutter. Thumb changes the aperture. Middle finger >changes the shutter speed. Simple and far more convenient than an >aperture wheel on the lens. >Paul >On Aug 19, 2006, at 10:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > > > >>Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> >>>>Brandan opined: >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>It's definitely a frustration. I wish that the >>>>engineers would think more in terms of making the new >>>>technology as similar to the old as possible. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Except the thumbwheels are better than the aperture control on the >>>lens. With two thumbwheels, like those on the *istD, one can adjust >>>either shutter or aperture while keeping both hands firmly on the >>>camera and a finger on the shutter. I shot for 30 years with aperture >>>rings. I've had no problem getting over them. I think you'll find >>>that you will adjust quickly and without effort to the new layout. >>>Paul >>> >>> >>> >>Funny, one of the reasons I don't like dual-wheel controls is that you >>have to take your finger off teh shutter. I can hold the camera quite >>firmly in my left hand while still turinging the aperture ring. >> >>-Adam >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
