> And that is probably why I shot film with OMs and not Canyons ;-)
>> The manual controls on Canon EOS semi-pro and pro DSLRs are the same as
>> the film EOS SLRs. Aperture rings left the lens with the advent of
Chuck is correct that this started long before digital. Yet, we dinos
prefer a tactile and dedicated control interface. With PASM cameras we
must avert our eyes from the subject to verify our adjustments. A
click of a dial doesn't always result in the expected or desired
adjustment.
When I'm on a hike and I'm using a manual-mode film camera, I adjust
my aperture and shutter speed to my "normal exposure". Then as I walk,
I'm intuitively adjusting the aperture or shutter speed or focus just
by feel. It's a subconscious thing. When I am ready to take the
picture, I just raise the camera to the eye and shoot. With a PASM
camera, I have to adjust the dials to do the same thing. But do I
adjust the front or rear dials? Does the dial go the right or to the
left when I want to increase aperture? When is the read dial an
aperture, shutter speed or exposure compensation dial? Is it 1/3 stop,
1/2 stop or full stop? Forget it! I'll just put the stupid thing in
Program mode.
In reality, it comes down to two things: Muscle memory and peripheral
vision recognition.
AG
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