Rsmith6621a From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 192 posts, RR: 2 Posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1183 times:
I have been giving some thought to selling my S-602 and buying a Cannon D-10 and was wondering what all you DSLR users use for a zoom lense, ONE TOUCH or TWO.
I am tiering of using the electric zoom, it is not very quick and it causes me from time to time to miss perfectly great shots.
Photopilot From Cuba, joined Jul 2002, 2441 posts, RR: 20 Reply 1, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1158 times:
The answer has to be ONE Touch. But even at that, there are a couple of subtle differences to be aware of.
My one touch is a Nikkor zoom and it is a push-pull function for the zoom, and turn for focus, when using manual and not auto-focus. In auto-focus mode, then it just becomes push-pull for zoom.
However it is possible to have a two touch zoom, both focus and zoom being rotating collars. However if this is also auto-focus, then in essence it becomes a one touch zoom, but the one-touch is a rotating zoom, NOT push-pull.
Note that my personal preference is for a push-pull zoom action. I think it is just faster and easier to use.
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1106 times:
No DSLR, but regular SLR for the last 20 years...
I've used both push-pull and rotating zooms, and I like them both. Rotating zooms are more precise and not subject to the zoom creeping when you hold the lens barrel up or down from the horizontal.
push-pull zooms are indeed a bit faster to use, but mainly that's practice.
Lugonza_2001 From Spain, joined Oct 2001, 315 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1079 times:
I have tried both, and i like two touch mode more than push-pull, it may not be as fast but i believe that if you need to take a fast photo it is more accurate.
JeffM From United States of America, joined May 2005, 3266 posts, RR: 53 Reply 4, posted (10 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1066 times:
I am with Steve. Call me "Old School", but I miss having a good push pull zoom.
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