I do now, reading your grin PS... Somehow it's wrong as it's lost its meaning a bit, putting it under every mail.
:-) Paul > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:35:04 +0100 > To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Viewfinder > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:20:18 -0400 > > On 19/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > >> Been thinking about viewfinders. On my camcorder I can fold out my >> viewfinder, ie the LCD screen, giving me much more freedom of position than >> with my photocamera. Why do digital cameras not have such a folding LCD >> screen? Or do some have them? For this reason alone I've grown to love video >> more than photography. > > Personally I can't stand LCD viewfinders, although they do have their > uses. My Mrs has a Powershot G2 with a very versatile fold-out LCD screen > and shooting from high or low level is a breeze with it, especially > discreet street or reportage - nobody knows what the hell you're doing, > they assume you're fiddling with a Walkman (or iPod in this day and age). > > That said, if I ever use the G2, I use the optical viewfinder - poor as > it is - almost exclusively. This is the great thing about DSLRs. An > optical viewfinder is a necessity because of the nature of the SLR. If > you think about what you are seeing through the lens, how could the CMOS > or CCD sensor 'see' what you are seeing? The mirror is down and in the > way. LCD preview is not possible, unless by some pseudo means. I dare say > someone will come up with a method that works one day. > > Much as I hate LCDs, I look down a viewfinder onto a small CRT display > every day on my video camera. Bloody hate it! Give me optical or give me > death. > > >> :-) > > You're a happy bunny Paul. I think I've read every one of your posts and > they all include, without fail, a smiley at the end. Do you walk around > with such a grin as well? > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk >
