On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: >> ... Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, let's not get into a fight, Godders! > > It's not a fight. I'm strongly right-handed ... I will never handle > lenses and try to fit mating flanges together with my left hand. My > left hand is find to hold the body still and press the button, right > there on the side of the camera where I'm usually grasping it. My > right hand manages working with the lens (uncoupling it, putting it in > the bag, picking out the replacement, refitting it to the camera, > etc...). > > I'm glad the Pentax mount release works for you. It doesn't for me. > >> It's about time we derailed this thread--we all seem to have run out >> of jokes about Paul's table. > > Paul has a table? Waddaya know ... ]'-) > > > -- > Godfrey
I've got the same problem as Godfrey with the K-mount release location, it's even awkwardly located for right-hand use since it's out of reach of my index or middle fingers. I find the older bodies with the lever rather than the button release work better as I can depress it with the hand gripping the lens, but you can't do that on the more modern versions.There's a good reason why every other 35mm mount in common use today ended up with the same basic setup, it makes a lot of ergonomic sense for right-handed users. Camera in left hand, holding button, lens in right hand mounting/unmounting. The only other setup I've seen which works nearly as well is the OM setup where you depress the lens release as you grip the lens to remove (Actually, I think the OM design might be a bit better ergonomically but is harder to seal). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
