Hi Thomas and All,
I woke up this am thinking about this thread. (No wise cracks - my wife is
out of town).
I remembered one of my "Golden Rules" I learned very very young. I follow
this rule so much it dictates my choices more than I probably realize.
That rule is to "Stay consistent with your equipment".
In the outdoors, things can happen so fast that one slight hesitation can
dictate the outcome. Lets take fishing reels for example. For those that
fish, have you ever given consideration to the placement of the "Drag"
control or its turning direction. If you use 2 different reels, you will
probably fumble around with that drag each time you need to make an
adjustment, and that is usually when you have the catch of a life time on.
Result = fish on / fish off. If your reels are the same, you are in Auto
Pilot - No problem.
So the Golden rule applies to cameras also.
Swapping from one style of camera body controls to another is the key reason
for "fumbling" around. If you want to operate in Auto Pilot, then stay with
one body style.
Food for thought.
Buddy
-----Original Message-----
Thomas Heide Clausen
Subject: RE: [OM] My thoughts on OM4 Spot meter button
Buddy Wrote:
> Button Placement;
> I fully agree with your complaint on the location of the spot button.
> But, I have over years, learned how to reach and find it automatically.
> Quite frankly, I never give it a second thought. It just happens.
> If I were to complain about anything, it would be the depth of field
preview
> button on the lens. I am ALWAYS fumbling around feeling for it.
Thomas wrote:
However that's lens desigh rather than body design. Although I agree...
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