Really. I think the ideal was the top dial hanging over the front or
back. Just a simple roll of the thumb or finger to change it. It is
really better ergonomics to separate controls you are likely to use
together. For instance if you want better depth of field after setting
your exposure it is much quicker slow the speed with one finger and
change the F stop with the other. I was usually a shutter priority
shooter and knew what speed I was using even if there was no speed
readout in the finder. No need to look at all. I hated the balky action
of the Oly ring on my OM4T. I just mostly stopped shooting manually
because of it. The OM-1 I got later had a much smoother and easier to
grab shutter ring.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 3, 2005, at 2:27 PM, R.Jackson wrote:
>
> Really? You liked the shutter speed up on top of the body? I always
> thought that was about the clumsiest way to deal with shutter speed. It
> means you pretty much have to take the camera away from your eye to
> mess with it. I always loved the shutter speed ring on the OM series
> and the slight "gearing" feel or whatever you'd call it when you cross
> the 1/60th threshold lets me adjust without dipping into speeds too low
> to hand-hold easily. I always thought it was about as perfect a
> solution to camera ergonomics as anyone has ever come up with. Focus,
> aperture and shutter speed all under the fingers of your left hand all
> the time so you can keep your right index finger on the shutter
> release.
>
> On Feb 3, 2005, at 2:04 PM, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>> I was one who hated the shutter speed dial around the lens, but
>> accepted it since it allowed the camera to be smaller. Nothing is as
>> beautiful as an OM, but you might be surprised how clunky it can feel
>> after handling a modern camera for a while. But the ergonomics of the
>> OMs are unsurpassed for the kind of camera it is.
>
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