I agree. It's probably a bell/whistle but a level indicator in the viewfinder would be great. I think I was mistaken, in may be only the D3 (not D300) that has a virtual horizon option on the LCD.
Tom C. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Katz Eye Split prism screen >Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:56:07 EDT > >In a message dated 10/24/2007 1:30:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Level... the new Nikon D3/300 has a virtual horizon, almost like an >artificial horizon aircraft guage, on the LCD. Unfortunately where it's >really needed is in the viewfinder. I'd like to see that as standard >equipment on DSLR's. With a post-exposure warning when the camera is >tilted >at button press. :-) > >A tripod of course helps with level and a bubble level on the hotshoe can >also when shooting that way. > >Tom C. > >============ >Be nice if camera would warn when it's not level. I get so caught up with >what I am shooting that I am often tipping when I am not aware of it. > >I got a hot shoe bubbler recently, just came, as an interim solution. But >I >can see real problems with that -- not that easy to line the bubble up and >one has to take one's eye away from the viewfinder to do it. > >But in a pinch it may be a lot better than nothing. > >Marnie aka Doe :-) > >--------------------------------------------- >Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > >************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
