Hi, I am a little confused by the power switch dial. How does the last dial "--" differ from On? I referred to the manual but I couldn't quite understand what it was saying. Can any one please enlighten me?
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Jack
jackc00 Member 82 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada More info | Oct 01, 2007 23:21 | #1 Hi, I am a little confused by the power switch dial. How does the last dial "--" differ from On? I referred to the manual but I couldn't quite understand what it was saying. Can any one please enlighten me? http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackc00/
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xarqi Cream of the Crop  10,435 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Aotearoa/New Zealand More info | Oct 01, 2007 23:32 | #2 I'm guessing that it's the same as the 30D - The first position after "off" enables everything, but locks out the main dial on the back, so, for example, exposure compensation cannot accidentally be changed. The second "on" position enables the main dial.
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h0rde Senior Member  506 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2006 Location: Hong Kong More info | Oct 02, 2007 01:48 | #3 It is a little confusing, but just to confirm as another 40D owner, xarqi is right - that extra option on the on/off/--' switch enables the large dial on the back of the body. Olympus OM-D E-M1 mkII | 7-14mm f/2.8 | 12-100mm f/4 | 40-150mm f/2.8 | 25mm f/1.2 | 20mm f/1.7 | Lensbaby Velvet 56 | Lensbaby Burnside 35 (Canon EOS mount) | Zeiss 25mm f/2 (Canon EOS mount) | (Formerly Canon 5DC, 40D, 5D2...)
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