Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No reflex - including the R8-9, which has a really terrific VF - compares to an M. ;-) And with any DSLR that has less than a full 35mm size sensor there will be some initial viewfinder shock. But you do get used to it pretty quickly. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Scott McLoughlin Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:27 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica/Digital - heresy? Yes, I agree with you there. I presume the better bodies have better VF's. But, wow! At quite a cost, at least in Nikon land. I do have an N80 that my g'friend uses. I haven't done a side by side with the D70 yet, but with the N80, while dim, I don't recall ever having that VF "huh?" reaction :-) I'll do a quick test later and report back. In any case, none of the above are quite as nice as looking through a good bright line VF :-) In general, I like SLRs for DOF preview with longer lenses, and that's about it. SLR's are pretty darn good for that kind of thing! (Macro to, I guess, but I don't do that). Otherwise, RF it is for me. But then, I'm not trying to make a living with photography, no deadlines, no customers, no real economies to worry about, etc. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >I think that to be 'fair,' Scott, you should go look at the >top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR or the Canon EOS MarkII, Oly E-1 - and see >how you feel about those. Keep in mind that while the D70 can produce >excellent images, it's the DSLR entry point for Nikon. > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >Scott McLoughlin >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 2:53 PM >To: Leica Users Group >Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica/Digital - heresy? > > >Exactly. It's weird. You get an SLR, and you >just expect a certain view. I stuck a 35/2 on it >and took a peak around, took a few snaps. It >looked odd, but I figured that was just the crop >factor. > >So today, I put a 50/1.8 on my FM3a to do >a quick comparison, and then it became obvious >to me. The D70 image is really tiny by comparison. >Darker as well, but it was the VF image size that >really struck me. > >Pretty disappointing. Now, I love my little Rollei >AFM35 P&S, and even my Oly Epic. And both of >these have a really squinty VF. Sure, they're nice >little P&S cameras. > >But it was kind of a disappointing "cognitive dissonance" >to see such a small VF image in the D70. Just didn't >match up with my expectations of an SLR VF, I guess >(even a rather low end SLR). > >Anyway, it is what it is. I don't want to dis it. I read everywhere >that for the price, it's a pretty good performer >- other than the VF :-) So I imagine I'll adapt and come >to appreciate its finer features. > >It's plastic but I got Ritz's "you drop it, we'll fix it" warranty. >They've made good on this - very good - for me on another camera in the >past - no shipping or shipping charges, no questions asked. Just >brought it into the store, and the returned repair sheet showed a very >thorough check and overhaul I didn't even expect. > >So I'm not too worried about its build for my own >toying around purposes. > >I wonder if the D1X and D2H have nicer "real" >viewfinders? > >Scott > > >Feli di Giorgio wrote: > > > >>On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 11:31, robertmeier@usjet.net wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>Scott, >>> >>>What specifically is wrong with the viewfinder? (D70) >>> >>>Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>It's on the "squinty" side and not particularly bright. >> >> >>Feli >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > >_______________________________________________ >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