----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re: Re[2]: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S
> > So why not remove ISO override and just have exposure comp, like Nikon did > in their F55? Because some people don't want to see that information in > the viewfinder all the time. Ok, why not remove exp. comp and just have > ISO override? Because some people want to see the info in the viewfinder. > Also, some find one easier to do in some situations but not in others. > End result: Pentax offers both, giving the users a choice. It may be > redundant, but it lets users choose which method and interface they > prefer. I'm not sure what this has to do with multiple aperture selections, so I will just let you ramble on. > > Besides, the aperture selection techniques *are* discrete functions. You > can only use one at a time. When one is selected, the other is disabled. Fah!. So you have two controls doing the same thing, with the added confusion of only being able to use one or the other. So, if one is enabled, you have to conciously shut it off to use the other, and vice versa. This is not good ergonomics. > I agree, but in this case there are no extra controls. The control dial > has to be there to select all the other things that it selects, and I > doubt that the circuits feeding it aperture information will compromise > the structural integrity of the camera. Pardon me? There is an extra control. The flippin control dial that you think is so grand is the extra control. William Robb
