Reduced complexity in the lens perhaps, and added complexity into the body.
Obviously the camera functions without it, but is it really an advantage? To me, no. -Brendan --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's no significant advantage to eliminating the > aperture ring > other than reduced complexity. But, likewise, there > is no advantage > to retaining it. The camera functions just as well > without it. > Paul > On Sep 17, 2006, at 12:07 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > I agree... > > As I was telling Godfrey, the loss of the aperture > > ring is just crazy to me. I noticed in the > question > > posed by Shel about the 50mm lenses that I'm not > alone > > in this. Many folks wanted a 50mm for digital as > long > > as it came with an aperture ring. > > > > I'm going to have to get used to not having them I > > suppose, but I don't see the advantage...I just > don't > > see it. > > > > -Brendan > > > > --- Digital Image Studio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> On 17/09/06, Paul Stenquist > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Aperture ring? For what? > >> > >> You've already forgotten? It's simply one of the > two > >> primary controls > >> that photographers have over how a photographic > >> exposure is set. > >> > >> -- > >> Rob Studdert > >> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > >> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > >> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > >> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
