On 5/7/01 1:18 AM, "Marcus b6" <marcusb6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Realizing that I stand a good chance of being impaled on a stake, my well
> poisoned, my fields salted, and my name wispered as a warning to
> children...do people actually like the shutter speed ring placement on OM's?
> I mean the darn thing is fiddly and hard to find, especially with a large
> lens and tripod ring. I absolutely hate it. I think an OM-10 with its manual
> shutter speed accessory might be just the ticket to enjoy my Zuiko glass
> more. Is the ring supposed to be a desirable feature, or was it an
> engineering neccessity that was carried through the line as a perverse
> tribute to the OM-1? It gets worse with my OM-4, because the prism housing
> obscures the view of the speed setting, not to mention that confounded and
> thrice darned little button that you have to push for "bulb". I keep
> thinking I'll get used to the novelty of this arrangement, but I haven't
> yet. Promise me I will learn to love it, and I will try harder to believe
> that Maitani's genius as a designer is absolute. -Marcus (who otherwise
> loves his Zuiko's; and his compact, full featured camera bodies)
Personally, I like the idea, close to the apeture control and focus. But, I
haven't had a chance to use my OM-1n much yet (work schedule is really
getting in the way, but at the same time is financing more Zuikos). Another
possibility would be the OM-2000 which (I believe) has the shutter speed in
the more conventional spot on top of the camera.
--
Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.tildefrugal.net/
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