Until recently, I never owned a zoom lens. I use them now quite a bit because they provide an inexpensive way to go wide with a DSLR, and the new zooms are quite good. But I focus manually much of the time. That makes an aperture wheel more convenient than a ring. Paul On Sep 17, 2006, at 1:06 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 17/09/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You may not like it. You're entitled to your preferences, as is Rob. >> But it's neither ridiculous or cumbersome. In fact, it's considerably >> less cumbersome than an aperture ring. And that's from someone who >> used aperture rings for forty years. > > If I were one handed I'd agree. I can appreciate how it may be an > advantage as you seem to be pretty keen on zoom lenses, that means > that all your left hand needs to do is adjust the FL assuming you use > AF. It's the same as the green button kludge for older lenses, it > works but no one can really argue that it's as practical or convenient > as a coupled lens. > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
