Actually it's not "tied" real hard but in practice there are limits of what can be done with regards to viewfinder magnification of a given screen size.
The deal is that if you want to magnify a small screen to appear larger (case in point with pentax APS format DSLRS) , the VF eyepoint deteriorates. This is why the high eyepoint SLR finders have lower viewfinder magnification than standard finders. Its a tradoff game. jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:16 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: manually focusing a DSLR ----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: manually focusing a DSLR > And these cameras really need 1.5x viewfinder magnification to match a > similar 35mm. I suppose the eyepiece is too far from the ground glass > to do that economically. Viewfinder size appears tied to screen size, which appears tied to sensor/film size. A Pentax 6x7 has what appears to be a HUGE viewfinder. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
