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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 3314182" data-attributes="member: 65207">Basically Zeiss has added a third configuration on how to hold a bin to the two existing ones in roofs. So far, there was the tradtional wide bridge, where most fingers rest on the bridge and focus wheel, and the bin is hold by the thumbs mainly.And there was the Swarovski type open bridge, with the index resting on the focus wheel, one finger either resting on the bridge or being akwardly spaced to wrap it around the barrel, the other fingers around the barrel (or with large hands, the pinky resting on the outer bridge)With the SF, Zeiss decided to move the focus wheel on the outer side of the bridge, so that fall fingers can wrap around the open bridge and only the dialing finger rests on the wheel. Of course that means that the focus wheel (and with it the hand that holds the bin) moves more to the outside, but I think there is no other way to do this, because the nose and the bridge need some space. (The HT is actually very similar, eventhough it looks more classical)I like the idea of the SF, because it is really perfectionning the concept of the open bridge, which let's you have a better and more comfortable grip by wraping the fingers around the barrels, instead of resting them on a wider bridge.When I tested the SF in a shop, I really found the grip very comfortable. But I also wondered how that would feel after a day out. But without testing this, it remains a theoretical consideration. And even with testing, it will, as so often, remain a question of personal preference.So Zeiss has added a new option to the long established ones. And this in the important and bit neglected field of ergonomics. More choice, isn't that a good thing? Which one you like most, up to you to decide.</blockquote>

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