I count 4:
Focus
Shutter speed
Aperature
Focus ring.
Which isn't necessary? Or mebbe "exposure" takes care
of shutter & aperature.
William Robb wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Brogden
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S
>
> How
> > many users is Pentax willing to lose if they refuse to at
> least give users
> > the option of using the body to set aperture by forcing them
> to use the
> > aperture ring?
>
> Conversely, how many users are they willing to alienate by
> producing clones of cameras that people don't want, due to the
> overcomplexity of the interface.
> I stayed away from the PZ cameras because I felt the interface
> to be a confusing mess. I got the MZ-5 because I felt they had
> found their path again, with a clean easy to understand
> interface.
> Cameras don't need 24 buttons and 2 or 3 dials to operate them.
> There really are only 3 things that need to be controlled on a
> camera.
> Count them for yourself, you'll see I speak the truth.
>
> William Robb
