On Wednesday 12 January 2005 18:45, frank theriault wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:47:51 -0500 (EST), wendy beard > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Frank. Brightened up my day <vbg> > > Knowing that I brightened yours, brightens mine. > > > Title made me smile too > > I don't know why, but I always find it amusing to see touristos > wandering about, camera at arm's length from their faces, staring at > the LCD screen. I guess they feel more comfortable that way? Or they > figure, "they spent all that money putting this little TV on the back, > I really should use it, shouldn't I?" Or (more likely, IMHO), it's a > way of announcing to the world that they have a digital camera.
The truth of it, frank, is that compact digicam viewfinders--Pentax ones included--suck. They don't show nearly enough of the frame, you have no idea what precisely you're focusing or metering on (no crosshairs, like the olympus film compacts), and they're dim and squinty. The LCD is full-coverage, so from a composition standpoint, much much much easier. -Luigi http://www.livejournal.com/users/ouij Photos, rants, raves
