I can't the issue. You have a meter up for overexposure, down for under exposure. If the user truns the dial and the point goes the wrong way siimply turn the dial the other way. The human brain is quite good at adapting to this sort of thing. A bit like when you're going to lose your balance you instinctively stick out your arm to counterbalance or grab onto something.
Regards
Patrick Genovese
| "Eric Lawton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/2001 04:28 PM
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: MZ-S gripes |
I can't see how anyone would have any problem with the MZ-s controls after a
few minutes of thought and use. It's no different than using a shutter
speed dial on the ZX-5n, ZX-m, or any other camera with shutter speeds
selected by a dial. Maybe it would be easier if you think of turning the
wheel clock-wise or counter-clock-wise (instead of left and right) and
associating those motions with over and under exposure.
Eric
>From: P�l Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>But the MZ-S and the Z-1p is totally different ball game. The point with
>the MZ-S interface is that you can instantly switch between auto exposure
>an manual mode. Ie. manual mode can be just as fast in operation as auto
>mode. For this you ned an intuitive relationship between interface and
>readout. Can anyone tell me whats the intuitive way to turn a horizontal
>dial in order to get a bar on a scale to move upwards?
>This isn't about over and under exposure but + and - which are the symbols
>you see in the viewfinder. An up and down scale operated by a left/right
>wheel has to be learned; a horizontal bar with an horizontal wheel don't;
>its totally intuitive. Personally I'm unable to learn the direction on the
>Z-1p because it isn't logical. Besides, I do believe all other cameras on
>the planet have horizontal bars possibly for a good reason.
>I do believe that Pentax is aware of this problem. After all they have
>implemented a custom function where you program which direction on the
>wheel in order to give under or over exposure. This of course would have
>been totally unecesary if the exposure bar was horisontal.
>
>P�l
>
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