On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:56:38 -0700, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>
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> On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:59 PM, Siddiq wrote:
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>> i dunno why everyone crows about tiny dark viewfinders, i found it
>> fantastic WITH the glasses I wear--the whole field visible, ditto the
>> info
>> bar on the lower edge.
>
> I think it is just the 300D and 350D that garner complaints about the
> viewfinder.
well, those would be worse, given the use of a pentamirror instead of
prism, but in general, it seems dSLRs not in the pro league garner
criticism on tiny dark finder. granted, I had an L series constant
aperture lens (amazing, I was holding about 2700$ worth of gear!) so that
certainly didn't hurt :)
>> the mirror slap is obnoxiously loud.
>
> A Canon tradition. My old F-1n sounded like a hammer hitting an anvil.
> It took a second for the ring to die away. The 20D sounds like a nice
> camera though.
hearing it fired by someone a few feet away, I thought it wasn't as bad as
most ppl make it out, then when I shot it, the slam very close to your ear
definitely is a wake-up.
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