Digital camera folks! Which manner of "viewfinding" do you use
and/or prefer? Camera held out in front of you at arms length as you
stand or walk about looking like a zombie, or to use the actual
viewfinder if your camera has one?
I'm a viewfinder person myself if for no other reason than any
camera is hard to hold steady when held at arms length.
When I did photography for my business, I had my SLR with a bunch of lenses, lots of film,
etc. Then I got tired of carrying it around while traveling. I bought a Nikon digital
camera that fits in my pocket and rarely touch an SLR any more, and don't care to get a DSLR.
My son, Cavan, wanted to buy a digital camera on Black Friday, and brought me along for
guidance.
He insisted that he needed a viewfinder. I convinced him otherwise by looking at all the
specs. Does it use expensive proprietary batteries that are hard to find? Does the camera
use SD or CF memory cards? What is the optical zoom? Other features? I talked him into
buying a Nikon Coolpix S550 without a viewfinder instead of another that did because the
rest of the features are better, and the special sale price was excellent. He loves it,
and his pictures are very good.
My Nikon has a viewfinder. I almost never use it. The day I stopped using it was when we
were in Mexico and a cat. 4-5 hurricane was about to reach land. Of course, I had to take
pictures--huge waves splashing on the beach, lots of debris blowing down the streets, etc.
Could only run down the street, camera in hand, snapping continuously, not having time to
compose my photos, but they were amazingly good. Now I usually hold the camera about 18"
or so in front of me so I can see both the display and whatever I'm shooting. Works for
me. I have a mini tripod that I hold instead of the camera body for night shots.
Betty
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