Aaron Reynolds wrote: > I don't own a metering prism. At the time, I couldn't really afford > one, plus I love and trust my Sekonic. I think Dave in NZ has just > the waist-level finder.
Indeed he does, and he loves it. Good magnification, useable with glasses, and you can flip the magnifier out of the way to view from a distance. Plus it can be used as a full-frame 6x7 loupe on the lightbox, a lot cheaper than those gorgeous Rodenstock 3x loupes. Another good thing about the WL finder is that if your camera is pointing near the sun, you don't get the sun in your eyes. Especially if you're wearing a lens hood (err, cap). I do intend to buy a prism some day. The waist-level finder is just perfect for tripod work but its a real pain when trying to handhold the 300mm. I can't press the camera against my face for stability with a waist-level finder. I don't know if I'll get a metered prism or not. BTW, at least I use a Pentax meter. First you're advocating 6x4.5, now you're admitting to using a meter of another brand... you'll be shooting Velvia at 100ASA next! Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
