Your Preference? Cameras with manual dials or menu driven?

5 years 9 months ago #594145 by Ryan Obryan
If you could have a camera with manual dials, like the old analog cameras that controlled stuff like the shutter speed, aperture and ISO.  Versus the menu driven navigation on modern cameras, which would you rather have?

After shooting with a buddies camera that had the old school analog controls, I'm swaying towards the retro!

How about you?


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5 years 9 months ago #594146 by garyrhook
One reason why higher-end cameras have physical controls: they are far easier to manipulate without having to look/think.

So, yeah, buttons and dials are Good Things.


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5 years 9 months ago #594153 by Nikon Shooter
As a Nikon user, I'm very happy with the choices they made
in combining both approaches.

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5 years 9 months ago #594155 by fmw
Dials for sure - probably the second most important factor in my choosing the Fuji X system.


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5 years 9 months ago #594161 by effron
Some of both, dials are a lot faster.

Why so serious?
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5 years 9 months ago #594255 by CanonKid

garyrhook wrote: One reason why higher-end cameras have physical controls: they are far easier to manipulate without having to look/think.

So, yeah, buttons and dials are Good Things.



:agree:   plus they look great! 

Canon 7D, 15-85mm, 18-55mm, 70-200mm, 100mm Macro, Sigma 120-300mm, Speedlite 430EX II

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5 years 9 months ago #594396 by KCook
A half century ago we didn't have much choice! I have tried the Fuji X-T20 with lots of dials. Terrific for Manual mode. Does not really apply to Program mode, and stumbles a little in the priority modes. I rarely use Manual mode, so I prefer a mode dial plus dedicated buttons. Which is what most of the more serious DSLR are already doing.

Menus are inescapable, there are too many settings in today's cameras (beyond the basic exposure stuff) to eliminated them. But some menus are better organized than others. And menus providing a high level page for the user's pick of controls are great. Canon and Fuji have this menu customization, dunno about the other brands.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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5 years 8 months ago #594584 by Janos
Retro manual buttons all the way.  Especially with a silver body with black highlights.  


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5 years 8 months ago #594699 by Kyle O
No preference, but the dials are nice. 


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5 years 8 months ago #594856 by Rob Cline
+1 with the manual dials if they are positioned ergonomically 


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5 years 8 months ago #594959 by SJM
While I like the older button styles, I do prefer the modern style button styles.  

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