I frequently use the K-1’s articulated screen. All magazine art directors want the long lens ground level front 3/4 shot of race cars, exotics and muscle cars. With the flip up screen I no longer have to get down on the ground, a maneuver that grows more difficult with every passing year.
Paul > On Jul 27, 2020, at 10:01 AM, Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also own a Ref Con A , but it is of no value for shooting small flowers or > mushrooms with the camera near the ground unless you lay down. > Last time I used this angle viewer, the plastic holder of the glass of the > viewfinder of my MZ-S was damaged so since then I never take off the rubber > protection piece. > Many times for mushrooms I either use a bean bag or a wooden plate with an > Arca-Swiss clamp screwed on top, so the viewfinder is too low. > > Henk > > Op 2020-07-26 om 23:56 schreef Ken Waller: >> When I need that feature on my dslr I have a Ref Con A, which I seldom use >> and a tall enough tripod so I don’t have to stoop over. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Henk Terhell <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: What PENTAX Values Most in Future Cameras - more info on new >>> APS-C flagship >>> >>> A flip out screen is extremely useful in taking pictures of flowers and >>> mushrooms or critters close to the ground. Also for landscapes when on a >>> tripod. >>> For me this is one of the most valued features of my K-1. >>> >>> Henk >>> >>> Op 2020-07-23 om 18:07 schreef Ken Waller: >>>> I have a Nikon Coolpix camera with a flip out/up view screen, and while >>>> I’ve used the feature a few times it would not be a deal killer if a >>>> camera I was interested in didn’t have the feature. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: What PENTAX Values Most in Future Cameras - more info on new >>>>> APS-C flagship >>>>> >>>>> I don't know, I think I'd buy it, a flippy screen is just something else >>>>> to break, though I can see it's usefulness in some circumstances. >>>>> >>>>> The new Prism looks like it could be duplicated by just using a O-ME53 >>>>> which I've been using since I got my *ist-Ds. It's not perfect but it >>>>> does give a view pretty close to an LX with a standard prism finder. >>>>> Probably not the highest viewfinder magnification, but good enough. >>>>> >>>>> I'm just glad that they haven't abandoned the high end APS-C DSLR segment. >>>>> >>>>> On 7/22/2020 10:18 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >>>>>> The button on the back on the left side above the panel shows no >>>>>> symbol or text. >>>>>> Perhaps it is attached to a spring for the panel to open. >>>>>> Selling a new top camera with a fixed panel will be a mission impossible. >>>>>> >>>>>> Henk >>>>>> >>>>>> Op 2020-07-22 om 15:16 schreef Pete McIntosh: >>>>>>> At 20:21 in the 2nd video there's a good shot of the back. The LCD >>>>>>> looks (to me) to be fixed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ciao, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pete Mac in Melbourne >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Any idiot can shoot with a Canon, Nikon, or Sony, it takes a special kind >>>>> of idiot to use a Pentax. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- 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.
