Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha. I just got back from two weeks in Canada and noticed that many folks with small digitals that have viewfinders were still holding their cameras at arms length and using the screen on the back. Even in bright sunlight, they were squinting and shielding the back to get a good view. I asked one whey they were not using the viewfinder and they didn't know it had one..... Aram > From: Gary Todoroff <datamaster at northcoastphotos.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <200906171723.n5HHNckm027042 at humboldt1.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed > > >>Those eye-level thingies you're talking about >>will never catch on.? Real photographers focus >>and compose by looking at the image on the rear of the camera.? >>;-)? ^3 (that's a wink, cubed) >>John Newell > > Sure 'nuff, John - If a rear screen worked for > Adams, Curtis, Brady and all those guys with view > cameras, just think what an advancement we have - No dark cloth needed! > Gary >