Optical Viewfinders availability almost extinct
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From: ray on 29 May 2010 12:10 On Sat, 29 May 2010 08:08:59 -0700, aaronep(a)pacbell.net wrote: > Can someone tell me why digital camera makers are no longer offering > optical viewfinders on their cameras? > > One salesman in retail shop claimed they are not necessary because LCD > screens are now brighter than in previous years and obviate the need for > optical viewfinders. > > My own experience has been that Cameras with only LCD screens are > extremely difficult to use in bright sunlight. > > Aaron $$$$$$$$$$$$ BTW - if you try an EVF camera with decent resolution (in the viewfinder) you may change your mind. Personally, I have no use whatever for the lcd screen on the back of the camera - I'd as soon rip the sucker off and throw it away.
From: John Navas on 29 May 2010 12:57 On Sat, 29 May 2010 08:34:54 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in <4c01343c$0$1643$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>: >> My own experience has been that Cameras with only LCD screens are >> extremely difficult to use in bright sunlight. > >That's your experience and the experience of everyone else on the >planet. Unfortunately, most people don't even realize the problem until >after they've purchased a camera without an optical viewfinder. Nonsense. (What a shock.) -- Best regards, John "A little learning is a dangerous thing." -Alexander Pope "It is better to sit in silence and appear ignorant, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." -Mark Twain "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." -Benjamin Franklin
From: John Navas on 29 May 2010 12:59 On 29 May 2010 16:10:21 GMT, ray <ray(a)zianet.com> wrote in <86csjdFmb8U7(a)mid.individual.net>: >On Sat, 29 May 2010 08:08:59 -0700, aaronep(a)pacbell.net wrote: > >> Can someone tell me why digital camera makers are no longer offering >> optical viewfinders on their cameras? >> >> One salesman in retail shop claimed they are not necessary because LCD >> screens are now brighter than in previous years and obviate the need for >> optical viewfinders. >> >> My own experience has been that Cameras with only LCD screens are >> extremely difficult to use in bright sunlight. >BTW - if you try an EVF camera with decent resolution (in the viewfinder) >you may change your mind. Personally, I have no use whatever for the lcd >screen on the back of the camera - I'd as soon rip the sucker off and >throw it away. For taking pictures, mostly (except for times I can't raise the camera to my eye), but it's still handy for showing pictures to others. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: SMS on 29 May 2010 13:11 On 29/05/10 9:10 AM, ray wrote: > BTW - if you try an EVF camera with decent resolution (in the viewfinder) > you may change your mind. Personally, I have no use whatever for the lcd > screen on the back of the camera - I'd as soon rip the sucker off and > throw it away. Yes, an EVF is an acceptable substitute for an OVF. What you should never buy is any camera that lacks at least one of those.
From: John Navas on 29 May 2010 13:15
On Sat, 29 May 2010 10:11:11 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote in <4c014acd$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>: >On 29/05/10 9:10 AM, ray wrote: > >> BTW - if you try an EVF camera with decent resolution (in the viewfinder) >> you may change your mind. Personally, I have no use whatever for the lcd >> screen on the back of the camera - I'd as soon rip the sucker off and >> throw it away. > >Yes, an EVF is an acceptable substitute for an OVF. What you should >never buy is any camera that lacks at least one of those. If (and only if) that is your personal preference. Lots of people prefer an external display to *any* viewfinder. That you personally prefer a viewfinder is irrelevant to them. Climb down off your high horse, learn some humility (and honesty). -- Best regards, John "A little learning is a dangerous thing." -Alexander Pope "It is better to sit in silence and appear ignorant, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." -Mark Twain "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." -Benjamin Franklin |