Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search];-) I find the rear LCD is OK for close-ups but I cannot use them for everything. john ________________________________________ I would prefer a chocolate teapot. At least you can eat it! Charlie Sent from my iPhone On 10 Jul 2013, at 08:50, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > As I get older I have become less and less tolerant of cameras without > viewfinders. Whilst it is true that very few, if any, modern digital SLRs > have viewfinders which compete with the good film manual focus ones I can > not abide holding the camera up and staring at the little screen on the > back. > It seems to me to be the very worst (though the very cheapest...) possible > viewfinder. I am sure I can't hold the camera anywhere near as steady this > way, could anyone? Also with my varifocals I have to practically stare up > at the sun for a screen at eye level to be in focus, not very comfortable > on the neck. > I have tried this way but for me, a camera with no viewfinder is about as > much use as a chocolate teapot. > Frank D. > > On 10 Jul, 2013, at 02:02, David Ching <davidhhching at yahoo.com.sg> > wrote: > >> I use the back LCD screen mostly. A habit I guess from using mirrorless >> cameras. Moreover it's only possible to zoom in electronically there >> unlike the prism. Definitely needed for longer lenses. >> Many claim that it's not professional looking though. Of course, the >> light filtering into the eyepiece might somewhat affect readings. >> Unfortunately my 6D doesn't have a built-in blind in the prism >> compartment. >> >> Like it or not, as one gets older, viewing through the prism is not as >> fun anymore... >> Probably explains why even the young prefer the larger LCD screens of >> Samsung mobiles. >> >> >> David Ching >>