I use the LCD in all kinds of light. Sometimes it's a little difficult to see ... In some types of lighting situations so is an eye-level finder, and the LCD is easier. It's a heck of a lot easier to see an LCD, particularly an articulated LCD, when I have the camera on a short stand a few inches off the ground or at waist-level for a low shot, or up on a tripod for a high eye-point shot.
Some of the LCD protectors out there do a very good job of enhancing the performance of an LCD in sunlight. I have a fancy optical glass one on both the M9 and GXR ... I can see them in even pretty darn bright situations easily. And of course you can always use a hat or a hand to shade the LCD in a pinch. It's really not the problem it was with LCDs ten years ago. It just takes learning a different way to use the view-finding tools. The LCD as viewfinder has another benefit: you can look at it with both eyes and see it more clearly rather than squinting with one eye down a tunnel. That means you can see and engage with the scene you're trying to photograph more easily. This is why I LOVED working with Rolleiflex TLRs, Hasselblads, field cameras, etc with their nice, big ground-glass viewfinders. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:52 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you ever tried to use the LCD in full sunlight, its about useless. I > know you can buy a hood but why - something else to loose. > > As nice as this camera may be for some it definitely holds no advantages for > me. > > Obviously aimed at a different group of users than most of the people on > this list. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: K-01 is here... > > >> >> On Feb 2, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Cotty wrote: >> >>> On 2/2/12, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >>> >>>> I just watched a small portion of an interview of the designer of the >>>> K-01. He mentioned very early on that he had never designed a camera >>>> before. At that point, I decided that my initial suspicions had been >>>> confirmed and watched no further. >>>> If the K-01 was a wristwatch, it would be worn like a dog collar and >>>> wouldn't tell time. >>>> Anyone who thinks the Q is useless, well, at least it's small, and might >>>> find a niche because of that. The K-01 is not only fugly, without a >>>> viewfinder it is next to useless as a camera. >>>> Pentax may have shot themselves in the foot with the Q, but with the >>>> K-01 they sawed their leg off above the knee. >>> >>> >>> I have to say that I agree. >>> >>> I just don't see the point of the K-01. I mean, how the hell are you >>> supposed to use it with anything longer than (say) 150mm lenses? With a >>> DSLR you brace the camera against your hand/head with the other had >>> holding the lens and elbow braced against the body. How are you meant to >>> hold all this away from your face while trying to compose?? >> >> >> This is my biggest concern with the LCD screen. That and since I hit 50 >> it's very easy for things like LCD screens to fall in that magic range that >> are too far for me to focus on without my glasses, and too near for me to >> focus on with my glasses. >> >> This is a camera designed for people who are used to taking photos with >> cell phones. With the DA40, it should be fine. Anything much longer than >> that, you'll need to use a monopod or a tripod. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > -- > 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
