On 1/27/06, Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>
> > I would never use mine even if it was
> > live.  I can get a better picture through the viewfinder as I don't
> > need to
> > fight the sun/glare.  I'm sure over time though, most people will go
> > for an
> > arrangement like this.  Though I think it really only has utility
> > with the
> > PaS crowd.
>
> You have missed the point.


Indeed I did.

It's not the crummy thing on the BACK that will be live - I don't care
> if it's live or dead. I only use the back LCD on my 7D because it
> hasn't got an EVF. And to show people shots I have taken.
>
> It's the VIEWFINDER that will be electronic and live - the place
> that's currently optically coupled to the lens most but not all of the
> time.


Not sure I like that.  Not sure at all.  I like optics.  They're *always*
smoother than a screen.  Would really have to try one of these cameras to
really verfity that though.

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