Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark This is very true, but the ability to make the changes this way is better than a push button which has fixed step sizes and one direction of movement. Most knob controls in modern equipment have a variable/finer step size depending which gives the finer resolution available from true analog controls. Which gives the user the impression of analog control and better user control. Gene Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent by: cc: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced -alto.ca.us 12/03/2003 09:44 PM Please respond to leica-users Mark Y'know on most modern amps with volume control knobs, there is not a potentiometer behind that knob. Jerry Mark Rabiner wrote: > grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote: > > > > Yes, but knobs are much more user friendly even if they control digital > > circuits. I have old radios which all controls are knobs, and new all > > digital with very few knobs. The old radio is much more usable and also > > more pleasing to use as I can control (or feel I have more control) much > > more easily. Yes the newer digital radio has more functions and is more > > capable, but the older radio is far more pleasing and more user friendly > > than the newer radio. > > > > Gene > > > My Tuner amp right beside me as I type has a large Volume knob. What a > relief to those two buttons they used to have on most amps it is much > faster and better!. I think the amps have gone volume knob if not other knobs. > They cost more perhaps but people appreciate them. Sometimes you just > gotta give them a knob to keep them happy. > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html