Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/11
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At 9 May 1998 21:25:36 -0700, "Bryan Willman" <bryanwi@seanet.com> wrote:
> (Classic note: To a Canon person, all the dials on Nikons go the wrong
> way. To a Nikon person, all the dials on Canons go the wrong way....)
Oh, let's not even bother with this touchy-feely relativism! Resolved:
The focus and aperture rings on Nikons are backwards.
The focus and aperture rings on Leicas, Canons, Minoltas, Mamiyas et al
are correct.
End of story. Silly buttheaded Nikon weenies. :-)
(I seem to recall a brief thread on rec.photo.advanced on this. Yes, Deja
News reports that in 1995, a David Rosen (presumably the DR currently of the
LUG), others and I did some whining on the subject. See:
http://search.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=%7Es+%28Nikon+%26+aperture-ring+%26+handedness%29&svcclass=dnold
)
-Jeff Moore <jbm@instinet.com>