----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lee" Subject: viewfinder magnification
> This is probably a silly question which has been discussed to bits, but I > was wondering if someone could give me the quick answer as to why it was too > hard to put a 100% viewfinder in the ist D (as opposed to the 90something > percent..) We aren't willing to pay for the close manufacturing tolerances required. A 100% viewfinder requires a lot of shimming in by hand. It's very time consuming and expensive. When I bought my Nikon F2s, I was told by the rep that a significant portion of the cost of the camera went into ensuring the 100% viewfinder was 100% accurate. William Robb
