Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> For all the people who made the argument for for the shutter control around
> the lens as being "logical" because the other controls are there for the
> same hand, I have to disagree. That is why I thought it had to be for
> reasons of mechanical design in a small camera.
First, an article I read indicated that they could slip the shutter
linkage under the mirror box, and thus save space and mechanical
complexity.
However, I used an OM-10 with manual adapter, so don't know much
about how it actually handled. It always "felt right" in the store,
and I DO find I need to pull the camera away from my eye and look at
the shutter speed dial on my current SLR (not an Oly).
Second, I always liked the aperture control being far away since it
makes it easier to disinguish from everything else. Your hand is
there for focusing anyways.
Cordially
Patrick Giagnocavo
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