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From: "P�l Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 15:07
Subject: Re: MZ-S gripes
> Mark wrote:
>
>
> > Absolutely. Seeing an LED bargraph go up for overexposure and down for
> > underexposure just plain makes sense.
>
> But the point wasn't if it makes sense isolated. But whether it makes sense in
>conjunction with its control dial which goes left
right. For me at least, theres no "logic" direction for a left/right wheel in order
to make, say, the scale go up.
> In addition, that the bar graph goes up for overexposure certainly isn't in hamony
>with other, older Pentax bodies. On eg. the LX
making the the bar graph go up means shorter shutter speeds - underexposure.
> Most people, and all text books, visualize exposure as varying around a zero value
>on a horizontal scale. Hell, all trains of
numbers that relate
to each other are visualized on a horizontal scale. The same is the case for the
aperture scale used in calculating exposure.
>
> P�l
>
With the significant exception of temperature scales... :-)
But seriously, I can sympatize with your position, but it is dependent on a number of
other factors.
On classic Pentax cameras, a left to right under/overexposure scale would only work
with
a clockwise arrangements of speed selection on the shutter dial (LX, MX...).
But then, Pentax would have to reverse the sequence of F-stop on their lenses for this
to hold true. Right now, you turn the ring __towards the right__ (clockwise) to reduce
overexposure, whereas you turn the shutter speed knob __toward the left__
(counterclockwise) to accomplish the same thing. One of them would have to change,
or we would end up buying Sigma lenses, or maybe Chinon.
Michel
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