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Bill Pryor · March 21st, 2005, 06:02 PM

I got an up close in person look at the FX1 today (at an Apple store), and was dismayed to find that you control the aperture with a little wheel on the back, like the PD150, etc. I can't seem to find any info about the Z1 in this regard. Do you know if it has a normal aperture ring?

Douglas Spotted Eagle · March 21st, 2005, 06:24 PM

The Z1 and the FX1 both use a small metal aperture control on the front left side of the camera, just behind the zoom ring. You control shutter with the small dial on the back, but not aperture. You'll likely be changing aperture more than you're changing shutter. In terms of lens/shutter control/physical control of the FX1, it is identical to the Z1 in virtually every respect, outside of the low z inputs and gain controls.

Bill Pryor · March 21st, 2005, 07:20 PM

Oh OK. I couldn't find the aperture control (the camera was sitting up on a shelf on a tripod and I couldn't get it down to take a good look). I did find that little wheel at the back, and when I cranked it up and down, the picture on the LCD screen got lighter and darker, so I assumed it was an aperture control.
So the real aperture control is a little wheel on the side and not a ring? I guess the 150 is that way now that I think about it. The old TRV900 has the multi function wheel at the back. I don't know why they can't give you a normal aperture ring on the lens.

March 21st, 2005, 06:02 PM	#1
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Hey, Douglass-- I got an up close in person look at the FX1 today (at an Apple store), and was dismayed to find that you control the aperture with a little wheel on the back, like the PD150, etc. I can't seem to find any info about the Z1 in this regard. Do you know if it has a normal aperture ring?

March 21st, 2005, 06:24 PM	#2
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	The Z1 and the FX1 both use a small metal aperture control on the front left side of the camera, just behind the zoom ring. You control shutter with the small dial on the back, but not aperture. You'll likely be changing aperture more than you're changing shutter. In terms of lens/shutter control/physical control of the FX1, it is identical to the Z1 in virtually every respect, outside of the low z inputs and gain controls. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

March 21st, 2005, 07:20 PM	#3
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Oh OK. I couldn't find the aperture control (the camera was sitting up on a shelf on a tripod and I couldn't get it down to take a good look). I did find that little wheel at the back, and when I cranked it up and down, the picture on the LCD screen got lighter and darker, so I assumed it was an aperture control. So the real aperture control is a little wheel on the side and not a ring? I guess the 150 is that way now that I think about it. The old TRV900 has the multi function wheel at the back. I don't know why they can't give you a normal aperture ring on the lens.