Originally posted by Tan68 I wasn't sure I would use the third wheel. I have to shift my grip to reach it so I change ISO using the ISO button. [i can reach the 3rd wheel with my thumb if i grip the camera differently.. it isn't a bad grip but it is different from the way i am accustomed to hold the camera...] However, with the camera on a tripod, I reached for that third wheel without even thinking about it.. I think I will use it some. I do intend to use the crop mode to get an idea how I should compose an image where I think I want more 'reach'. I will take the image full frame but will dial on crop mode to see how much I can crop and still have 15 MP. [the wheel should make this easy]
I like the wheel but still am getting used to it. I've finally reached the point where I'm not holding the ISO button and using another wheel to scroll, so that's good.
This said, the things
on the wheel feel like a bit of an afterthought. It's like someone said "Dude, we should have a wheel!" and had no idea what to put there, so someone from marketing just threw a few things on there.
Really or moderately useful:
+++ ISO
+++ EV compensation
+ WiFi
Things I don't use but see others liking:
++ Bracketing
++ Continuous High/Low
+ HDR
Why are these things on the wheel:
- Grid
- Crop
- Shake Reduction
I can't see anyone needing to change those last three on the fly very often. Like the 'Crop'...you put the lens on and then set the crop mode and then don't change it unless you change lenses. Shake reduction is the same. The times you need to toggle it on/off are quite rare.
Things I would have liked on the wheel:
++ Metering mode
+ Autofocus mode, instead of having to hold the side button and scroll with a wheel
+ Outdoor view for LCD (4-way is ok but this is used often enough for me that the wheel would be a lot faster since it doesn't remember the setting once you exit playback mode)