Man, I really wish Cosina made (more) digital cameras. The ceo, Mr Kobayashi, seems to get what photographers of my kind want.
j On 9/22/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Juan Buhler wrote: > > I'm doing my part: > > > > A few months ago, my good friend Dave was shopping for a DSLR. I > > recommended he looked into a DS or DS2 because of the viewfinder. I > > also said that whatever he bought, to try to look through the cameras > > side by side. > > > > Despite all that, he went with a Canon 350D and the kit lens, whatever it > > is. > > > > Today he wrote saying that night photography with that is impossible. > > The camera is impossible to focus, either in auto or manual. He seemed > > really frustrated. > > > > I showed him a link to the K10D in dpreview, and told him it has a > > real viewfinder and SR. He's drooling right now, and will probably get > > one when it comes out. > > > > Pentax seems to be the only manufacturer getting it regarding > > viewfinders. Why use an SLR if the vf is small and dim? It completely > > defeats the purpose, IMO. > > > > I'm still waiting for the DSLR with an aps sensor but a full frame vf, > > and framing lines. It doesn't seem it would be so hard or expensive > > for them to put a ZX5's viewfinder into a K100d, no? > > > > j > > > > Nikon's clued in as well, the D80 got the D200's excellent Viewfinder, > and the 20D/30D aren't bad, while the Sony is decent, but not as good as > a DS or D (Slightly worse than the DL/K1x0D). But Canon and Olympus have > not clued in and continue to sell cameras with crap viewfinders. > > -Adam > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com a book: http://www.jbuhler.com/book.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
