Originally posted by reh321 My Pentax digital cameras are the first that reliably allow me to adjust shutter speed and aperture while I'm looking through the viewfinder;
When you mentioned film cameras, I immediately thought about the three 35mm SLRs on my shelf having full-information displays and how it is that only one has a shutter speed dial that may be turned easily with fingertip pressure. Of the other 35mm cameras (rangefinders included), only three have shutter speeds that are easily changed and five have dials that require a lift-n-turn action which should only be done with the shutter cocked**.
We have it very, very good.
Steve
* The Ricoh XR7 dial is designed for easy movement. Those on my Ricoh XR-2s and Pentax KX, much less so.
** Ironically, the easiest is my meterless 1960-vintage Canon P. The next easiest are the Minolta SRT 101 and Ricoh Singlex TLS. The ones with misery dials are my two Exaktas and the FSU rangefinders.