> From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
>
> I think the difference, and the problem with the OM, is the stop-
> down mechanism. In a Pentax, it's just a straight-ahead push, while
> with an Oly, it's a sideways, semi-circular motion, which I think
> induces more body movement than a simple straight forward poke.
> While each may cause the same amount of movement, a tiny bit of
> rotation is going to fuzzy things up way more than a tiny bit
> straight on.
But surely the "straight-ahead push" must be translated to rotational
motion at some point to operate the diaphragm?
I guess translating it at the last possible point would cause less
mass to move rotationally.
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