What is PASM? Sounds like a sexually-transmitted disease...
Cheers,
Nathan
On 31 Jul 2012, at 19:34, Ken Norton wrote:
>> 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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