Shel ponders:
>Do any Pentax SLRs have less than a 93% finder? It would
>seem to defeat the purpose of an SLR if one couldn't see the
>entire scene, or at least quite close to it. Larger
>magnification is very helpful, too. Do any Pentax SLRs have
>less than a .75-.80 magnification?
A draft page on Robert Monaghans' site has an interesting
discussion on just these topics. See:
http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/mf/viewfinder.html
The chart on viewfinder magnification with a normal lens may be
a little off: It shows the LX with a .86x magnification. I
understand it's .84x with the FA-1w and .90x with the FA-1 and
FA-2 finders.
BTW, the LX with a 55mm lens and FA-1 finder gives about .99x
and appears lifesize through the finder (the spotmatic is close
too). Works great if you shoot mostly portrait orientation
through the left eye as I do. The right eye is free to view the
scene unimpeded.
Mark Rofini
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