It's funny, I read the review too, but some of things he likes,
especially the absence of a hot shoe and the absence of an optical
viewfinder--especially the latter--make it completely unacceptable for
me. At least if there were a hot shoe one could put a finder in it.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I don't trumpet Ken Rockwell too often. Not that I disagree with
> him, it's
> just that I'd rather not be considered a total nut-case--just "Nut
> Case
> LE". Well, Ken has hit the nail on the head with his preview of the
> upcoming Canon S90.
>
> http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/s90.htm
>
> I've been trying to get Olympus to turn that wasted pretend ring at
> the base
> of the lens mount into a programmable adjustment ring. While
> Olympus is
> screwing around with pretending that the world wants "press-and-spin"
> controls, Canon is revisiting the "old world" of tactile control. I'm
> hoping that this is a trend that they trumpet in their DSLRs too.
>
> How important is this type of functionality? If it is executed
> properly, to
> me it's a reason to change systems. If Canon places these
> programmable
> tactile control rings on their DSLR bodies (hence changing from their
> current interface design that dates back to before the EOS was even
> introduced), I could seriously be tempted to finally bite the bullet
> and go
> that direction--especially with a full-frame body. (But that will
> require a
> huge hit on my budget--so I'm in no hurry).
>
> Regardless, as I'm really wanting a decent pocketable or semi-
> pocketable
> digital camera to replace the A1, the S90 may definitely be at or
> near the
> top of my list. I had high hopes for the E-P1 and the E-P2 may be the
> "cat's meow", but there are a few things I take very seriously--
> control
> layout and tactile feel is one of them.
>
> AG (Nut Case LE) Schnozz
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