----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Ignatiev Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2292
> Yeah, I know. What I meant is it seems like it was rather a norm back > in 80s (not that I remeber that that well) to make interchangeable > finders on higher end cameras (OM, Nikon Fs, LX -- you name it) and it > definitely is an exception now. I don't get it. It is so damn > convenient, especially for those low-angle, your camera upside-down on > a tripod macro kinds of shots. If nothing else, this is a good enough > reason for me to keep the action finder for LX. Did I mention I love > FE-1 with its huge picture? There have actually been very few 35mm cameras with interchangable finders. The entire Nikon F line (F, F2, F3, F4, F5) has had interchangable finders. The Canon F1 series, which i believe comprised 3 different models over the years, a few Topcons, and I think the Minolta XK are the only 35mm SLR cameras other than the LX to have removable finders. There may be a few others, but it was never a feature that sold in great numbers, I expect because of the effect it had on either the price of the camera, or viewfinder accuracy, these being closely related criteria. I don't think Olympus OM had an interchangable viewfinder camera. I had an OM-1 and an OM-2s, both had fixed prisms William Robb - 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 .
