On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, William Robb wrote: > > 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.
ISO override and exp. comp. do the same thing, regardless of which shows up in the viewfinder. You argue that it's a good idea to have both of these different ways of shifting exposure because some people will use either one or the other depending on their preferences. I'm saying that it's the same idea behind having two different ways of selecting aperture. Both add unnecessary functionality the the camera, if you look at it that way, so you seem to be contradicting yourself. > > 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. Have you used a Z1-p? You do *not* have to shut one off to use the other. That's what I've been saying. When you use one, the other is automatically disabled from being able to select aperture. It's automatic. > > 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. Wrong. The same wheel that you select aperture on the body with is necessary to control many more of the camera's functions. If you removed aperture control from the wheel's list of functions, it would still be necessary to have it to use the camera. Welcome to the wonderful world of electronic cameras, where one dial can do multiple things, depending on the mode you're in. chris
