Re: Sigma lens KILLS this poor guy's Pentax K10D

John Bean <waterfoot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:48:31 -0000, No 33 Secretary
<terry.notaniceperson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Bean <waterfoot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:52:28 +0100, David Kilpatrick
<iconmags3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tom Ross wrote:

obviously poor.


It's a design that isn't new isn't unique to this camera or
to Pentax. And I wager 50 quatloos several people in this
froup are guilty of fiddling with the lens release button on
their camera. I know I'm guilty of it, and more than once
I've come close to having my own "Oh, ***" moment.


All it takes is a badly designed camera with the depth of
field preview button in the wrong place and you can press the
lens release instead.

I'm baffled by this statement. You are free to disagree with
the designer but how on earth can you say a DoF button is in
"the wrong place"? It's wherever it is, it varies with
brand, and users of any given brand will know where it is.

If it's in a place where you are prone to hitting something next
to it by mistake, and that something next to it can damage your
carmera, it's a very poor design.

But that was my point - the DoF "button" on the Pentax in
question is combined with the on/off switch in the collar
around the shutter button. How can that be the "wrong" place
- it can't be confused with any other control at all.

I'll take your word for it (and, considering this was started by a
known and admitted troll, I'm sure it's all BS anyway). I was just
trying to provide a working definition of "in the wrong place."

--
"What is the first law?"
"To Protect."
"And the second?"
"Ourselves."

Terry Austin
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