I wasn't even aware of this issue until long after I bought the A1 and
5D both of which have dual control dials. And I'll never buy another
camera that doesn't.
But, even though the 5D does have dual control dials, it still bugs me
that the role of the dials changes when in aperture preferred mode. In
manual mode the front dial controls shutter speed and the rear dial
aperture. In shutter preferred mode the front dial still controls
shutter speed and the rear dial is exposure compensation. But in
aperture preferred mode the front dial is relegated to controlling
aperture because the rear dial is exposure compensation. I suppose it
makes perfect sense to some Canon engineer but it has me turning the
wrong dial whenever I use aperture preferred. Perhaps that's one of the
reasons I choose to shoot almost exclusively in manual mode. Everything
is familiar and doesn't more around. And, amazingly, exposure
compensation can be controlled by either dial. Not special wandering
buttons, dials or modes required. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
>> I was going to ask why you don't simply shoot in manual mode but I
>> decided to check the E-410 manual and see that it doesn't have two
>> separate control dials.
>
>
> The cameras with common dial forces you to switch modes between
> shutter-speed and aperture. Not impossible, but highly irritating to
> me. Having lived with the L1 for the past few months, I'll say that
> dedicated controls with visible settings are light-years beyond our
> current situation of modal cameras. There is plenty to not like about
> the L1, but this is by far the one feature which makes the camera
> worth the bother.
>
> Single-dial cameras I just don't get.
>
> AG
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