Ho-ho-ho-contraire, mon Gary. On many SLRs the top mounted shutter speed
dial can easily be whizzed to and fro with the index finger, using the Jason
Kidd no-look technique. That's how I operate my Can-not-an-OM-on FTbn,
which has shutter speeds dimly visible in a now-cobwebby corner of the
viewpeeker. I expect that when this camera has bitten its final dust, the
shaft beneath the shutter speed dial will be a mere twiglet from all that
whizzing, to-ing and fro-ing. But the price - lugging a brick.
Somewhere in the OM Webring is the answer to Dirk's question regarding
placement of the shutter speed ring - it had something to do with making the
OM body as small as possible. Personally, I find it slightly less
convenient in action - I tend to land on the aperture or focus ring first -
but have no complaints about the size. Fair compromise.
I do agree about exposure compensation - I've never felt hindered by the old
fashioned, all manual method. With AE cameras lacking "exposure
compensation" I just doodle the ASA setting up or down.
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Lex Jenkins
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"Budda-budda-budda!!!" - Sgt. Rock
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From: "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:33:49 -0500
In the pure and simple concept of the original, the OM-1 (or M-1), exposure
compensation is accomplished by either the shutter speed or the aperture
setting; photographer's choice, and both made with the left hand. The
indices around the needle, visible in the viewfinder, are calibrated in
+/-0.5 and +/-1 stop increments, so all of the critical control is
accomplished by one hand, without removing your eye from the viewfinder.
Hard to improve upon. Try that with a conventional top deck shutter speed
knob.
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