On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, Mark C wrote: > On 6/25/2013 10:59 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>I won't buy a camera that doesn't have an eye-level viewfinder. I just >>can't use those "hold it out at arms length & compose a photo using the >>little TV screen on the back cameras". >> >>As far as I can tell, the Canon G series, the Nikon 7100 & (some models) >>Nikon 1 are the only point 'n shoot cameras still made with an eye-level >>viewfinder. > > If at all possible you should try to test the eye level finder in a > P&S. I have a NIkon CoolPix P6000 and the eye level finder was a > major factor I considered in buying it (4 years ago now). But - it > matches the actual image crop so poorly and distorts so badly it is > virtually useless.
That's true; I mostly use the LCD on my Nikon P7100. Nevertheless, it's still been useful shooting in bright light when the choice is between the sucky viewfinder and no picture. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
