On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Keith (R.K.) Berry wrote:
>
> Doris Fang wrote
> >
> > For OM: As Denton already mentioned, the concentric -with-the-mount
> > shutter speed dial. ... The placement of the f/stop ring ahead
> > of the focusing ring is uncommon in SLRs, too
>
> It is probably less important with later OMs unless you use Manual mode
> often,
I do.
but I always appreciated the shutter ring placement with the OM-1 as
> you could readily see the EV relationship of shutter speed to aperture as
> the full ranges are lined up opposite each other.
Obviously, I must like it, given the baker's dozen OM bodies I own,
but it remains an OM idiosyncrasy. Nothing wrong with that, is there ?
*= Doris Fang =*
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