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Nikon is backwards
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:52:38 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:46:24 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:16:09 +0000, "David B." "David wrote: On 28/01/2019 00:20, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 23:03:04 -0000, RichA wrote: On Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:32:41 UTC-5, Commander Kinsey wrote: https://www.nickcarverphotography.co...-is-backwards/ Now I know it's not just me that's annoyed by this. In fact more than annoyed, I once BROKE a Nikon camera I'd rented, costing me £200, simply by trying to attach the lens in the correct clockwise manner. The rental company was not amused. The bayonet is fine if you never go from one system to another and back, but it grates if you do. Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either. The designers were clearly dimwits. Evidently, you don't understand the mechanics of a spinning lawnmower blade. If the nut tightened in the normal way, the blade would work loose in use. The propane connection as safety feature ensuring that only a proper fitting can be connected to a tank. It stops idiots like you from blowing themselves up. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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Nikon is backwards
On 28/01/2019 17.52, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:46:24 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:16:09 +0000, "David B." "David wrote: On 28/01/2019 00:20, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 23:03:04 -0000, RichA wrote: On Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:32:41 UTC-5, Commander Kinsey* wrote: https://www.nickcarverphotography.co...-is-backwards/ Now I know it's not just me that's annoyed by this.* In fact more than annoyed, I once BROKE a Nikon camera I'd rented, costing me £200, simply by trying to attach the lens in the correct clockwise manner.* The rental company was not amused. The bayonet is fine if you never go from one system to another and back, but it grates if you do. Not for me.* Everything in life tightens to the right.* Taps, screws, etc, etc.* Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me.* It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive.* If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise.* If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either.* The designers were clearly dimwits. You will find that most rotating gear use screws "the wrong way", because the rotation would lose them if they weren't. To put the screws "the right way" you have to make the motor turn "the wrong way". -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Nikon is backwards
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:53:39 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:53:46 -0000, Scott Schuckert wrote: In article , Commander Kinsey wrote: Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. Wow. Don't try driving in the UK; their "on the left" thing (which obviously violates your rigorous standards) plus your stubbornness would swiftly prove fatal. As it did to your rental camera. I live in the UK, driving on the left is more sensible, as we write from left to right. Everything starts on the left. Frankly, I never even thought of this until now. I've been putting lenses onto cameras since the 60's and none of them were "wrong" - some were just different. So do you visually inspect te thread first so you know which way to turn it? Anyone who has a camera with a detachable lens who tries to force it deserves to have the lens break. It's the Darwin aspect. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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In article , Commander Kinsey
wrote: Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. Wow. Don't try driving in the UK; their "on the left" thing (which obviously violates your rigorous standards) plus your stubbornness would swiftly prove fatal. As it did to your rental camera. I live in the UK, driving on the left is more sensible, as we write from left to right. Everything starts on the left. not everyone writes from left to right, which has nothing to do with which side of the road to use or which direction a bolt or lens uses. Frankly, I never even thought of this until now. I've been putting lenses onto cameras since the 60's and none of them were "wrong" - some were just different. So do you visually inspect te thread first so you know which way to turn it? there are no threads to inspect. it's very obvious which way a lens turns to mount it. there are even visual cues on both the camera *and* the lens. |
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In article , Tony Cooper
wrote: Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either. The designers were clearly dimwits. Evidently, you don't understand the mechanics of a spinning lawnmower blade. If the nut tightened in the normal way, the blade would work loose in use. The propane connection as safety feature ensuring that only a proper fitting can be connected to a tank. It stops idiots like you from blowing themselves up. in this case, it would actually be a feature. |
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In article , Commander Kinsey
wrote: The bayonet is fine if you never go from one system to another and back, but it grates if you do. Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either. The designers were clearly dimwits. there are very good reasons for why those are reversed. |
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In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote: Not for me.* Everything in life tightens to the right.* Taps, screws, etc, etc.* Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me.* It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive.* If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise.* If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either.* The designers were clearly dimwits. You will find that most rotating gear use screws "the wrong way", because the rotation would lose them if they weren't. To put the screws "the right way" you have to make the motor turn "the wrong way". a motor can turn either way. some even reverse direction with a switch (or flipping the polarity). |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:40:12 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:53:39 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:53:46 -0000, Scott Schuckert wrote: In article , Commander Kinsey wrote: Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. Wow. Don't try driving in the UK; their "on the left" thing (which obviously violates your rigorous standards) plus your stubbornness would swiftly prove fatal. As it did to your rental camera. I live in the UK, driving on the left is more sensible, as we write from left to right. Everything starts on the left. Frankly, I never even thought of this until now. I've been putting lenses onto cameras since the 60's and none of them were "wrong" - some were just different. So do you visually inspect te thread first so you know which way to turn it? Anyone who has a camera with a detachable lens who tries to force it deserves to have the lens break. It's the Darwin aspect. I didn't force it, I turned it with the same force I turned a Canon lens to mount it correctly. |
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Nikon is backwards
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:38:15 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:52:38 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:46:24 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:16:09 +0000, "David B." "David wrote: On 28/01/2019 00:20, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 23:03:04 -0000, RichA wrote: On Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:32:41 UTC-5, Commander Kinsey wrote: https://www.nickcarverphotography.co...-is-backwards/ Now I know it's not just me that's annoyed by this. In fact more than annoyed, I once BROKE a Nikon camera I'd rented, costing me £200, simply by trying to attach the lens in the correct clockwise manner. The rental company was not amused. The bayonet is fine if you never go from one system to another and back, but it grates if you do. Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either. The designers were clearly dimwits. Evidently, you don't understand the mechanics of a spinning lawnmower blade. If the nut tightened in the normal way, the blade would work loose in use. And for some reason motors must spin a certain way? The propane connection as safety feature ensuring that only a proper fitting can be connected to a tank. It stops idiots like you from blowing themselves up. It ensures neither of those. |
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:38:15 -0000, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 28/01/2019 17.52, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:46:24 -0000, Tony Cooper wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:16:09 +0000, "David B." "David wrote: On 28/01/2019 00:20, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 23:03:04 -0000, RichA wrote: On Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:32:41 UTC-5, Commander Kinsey wrote: https://www.nickcarverphotography.co...-is-backwards/ Now I know it's not just me that's annoyed by this. In fact more than annoyed, I once BROKE a Nikon camera I'd rented, costing me £200, simply by trying to attach the lens in the correct clockwise manner. The rental company was not amused. The bayonet is fine if you never go from one system to another and back, but it grates if you do. Not for me. Everything in life tightens to the right. Taps, screws, etc, etc. Having to do one thing the other way simply will never work for me. It's one of those things I expect to be intuitive. If I want to tighten something, it goes clockwise. If that snaps a fragile component inside the camera, I'll never buy their product again. There's simply no need to be different to the rest of the entire world. cough Sounds to me as if you've never connected a gas hose to a propane bottle! ;-) Or changed a lawn mower blade. No need for either of those to be backwards either. The designers were clearly dimwits. You will find that most rotating gear use screws "the wrong way", because the rotation would lose them if they weren't. To put the screws "the right way" you have to make the motor turn "the wrong way". How is there a wrong way for a mower blade to turn? Either way would cut the grass identically. |
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