Marcus,
To each his own I suppose. The Shutter speed ring placement is one of the things
I love best about my OMs. When I purchased my first OM-1 in 1976 it was one of
the deciding factors. I find it a very intuitive placement, that makes much more
sense than the 'awkward' placement up top of most cameras. It is very easy to
change the shutter speed without removing your eye from the viewfinder,
something I found difficult with many other cameras. I also find that with the
two 'tabs' on it, it is easy to have a broad idea of what speed you are at.
I can see how, if you are coming from another system it would be difficult to
adjust to, but give it time and I think it will grow on you.
I don't find it a problem with the tripod collar myself, but then I take the
collar of my 300 if I am shooting handheld.
Jim Couch
Marcus b6 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)
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