Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Juan, Viewfinder quality is very important to me. I don't expect a camera -- regardless of how advanced it is electronically -- to see for me! This day and age some people I think, may. I think most Leica users appreciate a good eyepiece. Rangefinder viewfinders, and certain Leica SLR viewfinders, are the best of the best. Having a real pentaprism is a plus. The Nikon D100 has a pentaprism. The popular D70 uses mirrors. All it takes is a glance into the viewfinders of both to see there's a difference. I had coffee with Mark Rabiner yesterday. Knowing I have many old M42 lenses, he told me about the *istD. I knew nothing about the Pentax previously, but it sure is interesting. Small and I can use those old Pentax lenses that haven't seen the light of day for years. They are still great lenses. Dave. Juan Buhler wrote: >Do compare both by all means, especially the viewfinders. The Rebels >both have pentamirrors, while the Pentaxes, besides providing a bigger >image, are real pentaprisms. > >The viewfinder is one of the bigger selling points of the Pentax DSLRs. > >Also, besides the old M42 lenses, the Pentax will work with all K >mount lenses made, which is also a big plus (and is helping make those >lenses really expensive lately.) > >j > > > >