What were they thinking...?!
Jul 7, 2016 18:50:24 #
Is it only me or do other folks encounter this same problem. I'm primarily a Canon shooter, been using Canon SLR'S for over 40 years. I also own a Nikon D7200, an excellent camera. I'm very used to Canon ergonomics and menu structures so the Nikon was maybe a bit foreign to me. With a little help from the trusty manual, I eventually learned where all the buttons are and what they do and how to navigate the menus, no big deal. The one thing I haven't quite gotten used to, the one thing I really have an issue with is, why on earth did they put the power switch right above the sub command dial. I've lost track of how many times I've accidentally turned the camera off. Is it just me...???
Jul 7, 2016 19:00:23 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Is it only me or do other folks encounter this sam... (show quote)
I have three Nikons and have never inadvertently turned off the power while using the sub command dial. But then again, I've always shot with Nikons, (except for my Sx50) and my fingers are well trained. Isn't muscle memory cool?
Jul 7, 2016 19:10:57 #
Must be you! I've never accidentally turned mine off.
I prefer it to the hockey stick below the Ferris wheel.
I'm not used to turning my cameras off but do it more now with the new position. With the hockey stick I hadn't turned my 5ll off in 5 years!!! LoL
SS
I prefer it to the hockey stick below the Ferris wheel.
I'm not used to turning my cameras off but do it more now with the new position. With the hockey stick I hadn't turned my 5ll off in 5 years!!! LoL
SS
Jul 7, 2016 19:25:21 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Is it only me or do other folks encounter this sam... (show quote)
Perhaps if more user's complained, the manufacturer would include a separate book and video describing in detail how to operate the power switch.
Jul 7, 2016 19:31:44 #
Leitz wrote:
Perhaps if more user's complained, the manufacturer would include a separate book and video describing in detail how to operate the power switch.
Ouch....!
Jul 7, 2016 19:48:33 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Is it only me or do other folks encounter this sam... (show quote)
Nikon has purposely put their power switch in the same place on every model camera made since 2001, you never have to guess where the power switch is at, unlike Canon who tends to put it in a different place on every model line. User convenience.
Jul 7, 2016 20:50:01 #
As a Nikon shooter, I love it. If I bring the camera to my eye and it's not turned on the switch is right by my finger.
Jul 7, 2016 21:25:59 #
I feel the switch too stiff for easy turning on and off but never turn either on or off by accident.
Jul 7, 2016 21:36:35 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Is it only me or do other folks encounter this sam... (show quote)
I never liked to location of the power switch on Canon. That was one of the things I never got accustomed to.
Jul 7, 2016 21:54:37 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
MT Shooter wrote:
Nikon has purposely put their power switch in the same place on every model camera made since 2001, you never have to guess where the power switch is at, unlike Canon who tends to put it in a different place on every model line. User convenience.
You can even go back to the F4 of 1988, though it has no sub-command dial.
Jul 7, 2016 23:39:19 #
Ideally, the power switch should have been designed with a switch lock to prevent such accidents.
Jul 7, 2016 23:49:32 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
rook2c4 wrote:
Ideally, the power switch should have been designed with a switch lock to prevent such accidents.
The F4 & F5 have a locking button, the Df switch is a knob, difficult to turn with one finger.
Jul 7, 2016 23:57:42 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Nikon has purposely put their power switch in the same place on every model camera made since 2001, you never have to guess where the power switch is at, unlike Canon who tends to put it in a different place on every model line. User convenience.
Since most Nikon users tend to be OLD men that are mostly senile, if they change the position of the switch, a Nikon owner would have to get help from a Canon owner to turn off their camera!!!
GET REAL OLD MAN...., I'll bet you're still getting your foot stuck in the steering wheel trying to dim your lights aren't you?!?!?
SS
Jul 8, 2016 00:01:26 #
Steve Perry wrote:
As a Nikon shooter, I love it. If I bring the camera to my eye and it's not turned on the switch is right by my finger.
Steve, REALLY..., when was the last time you brought ANY camera to your eye, and it was NOT TURNED ON already?!?!
SS
Jul 8, 2016 03:02:43 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I've used Nikon cameras since 1959. Never had problems with the power switches. My D70..D300..and D610 have power switch in the same place. Always to hand (Index finger) when the camera is picked up / put down.
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