Fully Manual Digital SLR?

Question

This has been asked before, but it hasn't gotten the answer that I'm looking for, so I'm going to ask it myself with a bit more elaboration.
My SLR camera is very convenient. It has an apature dial on the lens and a shutter speed dial next to the trigger. All I have to do is set the shutter speed to where I want it, hold the camera to my eye, and continuously adjust the apature so that my light is always right. This allows me to snap a shot whenever I'm ready.
Digital SLR camera's don't allow for this. You have to adjust the apature with your right hand with a little nob that can't control nearly as well.
My question. Does a digital SLR camera with the features of the old school slr camera's exist. Essentially I am looking for an on lens apature control.

Answer 1

A great question, and obviously from one who appreciates the usefulness and immediacy of old-school SLR design. That's very refreshing! I suggest you taking a look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 or the Leica DIGILUX 3, or the predecessors, the Panasonic DMC-LC1 / Leica Digilux 2. Those have the on-lens aperture controls you seek, as well as other very old-school features like the mechanically linked zoom--VERY cool! I think you'll find these to be some fairly interesting options, compared to the typical digital slrs.

Answer 2

Most of the newer lens don't have aperture dial on lens. This is replaced by button in the camera body.

Depend on the camera the way to change is different. Let say Nikon D80. Set the camera on M (manual) and you can control aperture using one of the dial and the shutter speed with the other dial.

With A (Aperture priority setting) you just have to set the aperture with the dial and the shutter speed will be set automatically by the meter.

I don't think any lens maker are still producing lens with aperture control.

I hope this help. If you need anymore information just send me message