Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I really dont understand the fuss. I grew up shooting a Nikon F3 which has a beautiful 100 % viewfinder (like all Nikon F series cameras do), later shifted to an F 100, and recently a D70. I even find the D70 quite easy to focus with Nikkor AIS lenses...There are differences, but usability is the first victim in the search for "bigger is better" numbers. Cheers Jayanand grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: >It is relative, as the D200 and 5D viewfinders are certainly a huge step >when compared with the previous cameras of their type. Certainly no match >for the R8/9 or SL though. before the D200. Must be why I still pick up >the SL or R8. ;-) > >Gene > > >-------------- Original message from Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>: >-------------- > > > > >>>I've decided to move up from my D70 to something with a decent >>>viewfinder, and it's either a D200 or a Canon 5d >>> >>> >>Funny how the standards for SLR viewfinders have deteriorated so much >>that the D200 or 5D is considered 'decent'. >> >>Doug Herr >>Birdman of Sacramento >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >