----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Brogden Subject: Re[4]: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S
> Even if it did cost more than a few cents, the consumer is paying for two > things: a backup control in the event that the main one fails (a la LX > mechanical shutter speeds, F5's manual rewind option, etc.), and the > option of using either control so 50% of potential buyers don't complain > that the camera doesn't offer their preferred interface. I recall from the MZ-30 that the command dial necessitated the inclusion of yet another button or series of buttons so the dial knew which function to control. So, instead of having added one superfluous control, you have added another control to control the control that is already superfluous. Hence even more things to go wrong, and more holes in the camera body affecting the overall integrity of the equipment. All this because someone decided that since Canon put all the controls on the body when they came out with the EOS system, that it must be a good thing. Speaking personally, one of the things I detest about the EOS cameras is the lack of an aperture ring. If an aperture ring is hard to use on a tripod, or in some other application, the correct repair would be to fix that interface, not to add another one. William Robb
