Just because the viewfinder is crappy doesn't mean it has to be. It's a self fulfilling prophecy of the camera makers. We'll skimp on the viewfinders. Because the viewfinders are crappy people don't use them. Since people don't use the viewfinders so we don't need them...
-----Original Message----- >From: John Celio <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 2, 2009 2:36 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: sic transit optio w60 > >> John - the LCD screen is good on the W60 - but no viewfinder at all, as >> previously noted... >> I wish my cellphone LCD was as visible as the one on the Optios. > >I was just kidding about not being able to see what's on the screen, as I >noted. I much prefer a screen to a P&S viewfinder, as viewfinders tend to >be pretty inaccurate. They crop a lot of your final image, and they don't >work too well for very close subjects (especially macro). Essentially, you >don't see everything the lens sees. > >What about viewfinders appeals to you? I'm genuinely curious. > >John > >-- >http://www.neovenator.com >http://www.cafepress.com/calemp >http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto > > >-- >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.
