- Grab it with your right hand (not left). - Staighten your thumb and press it towards the back of the camera so that it rest on the main control dial. - You'll see that the hold switch, AE-L, light switch, and AF button forms an arc. This means that they can be reached with small movement of the thumb. - Your index finger (is that the name? its the one next to your thumb) will handle the on-off switch, shutter release. green button and DOF preview. Let it rest on the shutter release. - The thumb can also easily reach the drive and meter mode switches. Now the difficult part written while using an 77 Limited on the MZ-S.: - Cradle your left hand (not right) under the lens so that your thums rest on the AF- mode selector on the left of the camnera body (seen from behind) , you index finger (the one next to your thumb) on the lens aperture ring on the right side of the camera (seen from behind), and your long finger rest on the AF point selector. Now you can change aperture, focus mode, focus point without doing anything except moving your fingers ever so slightly. - For using the exposure compensation dial, take you left hand away from the lens (don't try this with your right hand; its very awkward). . Get a grip on the left side of the camera with your left hand so that your straight thumb is pressing in the lock button and simultaneoulsy touching the dial. Press your index finger (you know the one next to your thumb) on the upper side of the dial. Now you have squeezed it between the two fingers while the lock is disengaged. You can now move it freely. This can be done without taking the eye from the viewfinder. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
