check out minolta cameras (e.g. A2) -- imo, they got the controls right. it has other minuses though... nothing seems to be perfect. except, canons, of course.
best, mishka On 6/3/05, Alin Flaider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Overall I strongly disagree with this trend of delegating more > functionality in the recording mode of the LCD menu. All > photographic functions should be available externally and at worst > display feedback on a top, small LCD. The *ist ds is basically > unusable in dark, when making the slightest adjustment forces the > photographer to look at the LCD and his degraded night vision will > require long minutes to recover. The former (?) *ist d is a bit > better in this regard but its operation is still closer to a > computer than to a real camera. > > Servus, Alin > > Christian wrote: > > C> Just out of curiosity, what essential photographic functions are buried in > C> obscure LCD menus on the D or Ds? > > C> Here's what's essential to me: aperture control (back wheelie thing on ist > C> D). Shutter speed control (front wheelie thing on *ist D). Focus ring > (yep > C> all lenses have one). Shutter button thingy (both D and Ds have one) > C> ISO sensitivity (as easy to set on the D as it is on the LX or MX). And > last > C> on a digi-body, file type/quality setting (I shoot RAW 100% of the time and > C> it's easy to set and not "burried" in a menu on the D; on the 20D it IS > C> buried in the menu, but again it makes no difference to me because I set it > C> once and never change it). > > C> nothing else needed to take a picture. > > C> Christian > > >
