Hi Chuck:
The viewfinder was one of the attractions of the DX series- I bought a
D80 and a D200. One of the hardest things to 'get over' was the OM4Ti
(with the 2-13 focus screen) viewfinder. Especially for someone who
likes to shoot a lot of WA. When I looked down the 'tunnel' of the E1
it was just too big a transition and it put me off even looking at
digital for months. Having settled I am fine with the models I did
get and want now to take shots not worrying about what is out there.
What is out there is shrinking brand wise but exponential in change,
turnover and new models. It is almost better for them to not get it
right, and I suspect (perhaps falsely) that they have the final copy
in a vault (ok on a hard drive) and are peicing it out bit by bit. I
will add for anyone using the DX or contemplating it that the Nikon
18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX VR is a gem of a lens, especially
for travel, amazing range (27mm-300mm equivalent) and good
performance. So Chuck if you do get a DX just get the body and go for
the 18-200 it is well worth it.
Gord
On 31-May-08, at 8:01 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> William's comments on a "too small" image reminded me that this past
> Memorial Day weekend I was visiting with friends and one of their
> daughters showed up with a Nykon D40. I can't recall looking
> through a
> small sensor DSLR's viewfinder since I bought a 5D a little over 2
> years
> ago. Granted, it was a nice, sunny day but I was truly a bit startled
> when I looked through the D40's viewfinder at the apparent size and
> brightness of the image. I don't know if this is a D40 trait or just
> generally improved viewfinder technology. Maybe the former since I
> see
> the D40 is late 2006 technology. Anyhow, the 5D and its gigundo f/2.8
> lenses are a bit much to carry for snapshooting. When it comes time
> to
> replace the Mynolta A1 I'll be sure to take a look at compact DSLR's
> again.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> William Sommerwerck wrote:
>> When I got an E-500, my first accessory was the eyepiece magnifier,
>> as the
>> viewfinder image is much too small without it (and merely "too
>> small" with
>> it).
>>
>> As anyone owning the magnifier knows, it slips off all too easily.
>> A week
>> later it disappeared in the junk on my living-room floor, but I
>> found it a
>> day later. I resolved to be more careful, and for 18 months I was.
>>
>> Then, three weeks ago, it disappeared again. "Oh, no. Am I going to
>> have to
>> lay out another $40 (plus shipping)?" (It's hard to believe Olympus
>> can get
>> away selling a $10 accessory -- that ought to be included with the
>> camera at
>> no extra cost -- for $40.)
>>
>> I often use the E-500 at work, so the body, flash, and two lenses are
>> ensconced in a BucketBoss mini tool bag that clips to the side of
>> my big
>> BucketBoss bag. (If you carry a lot of junk to work, a
>> compartmented tool
>> bag works a lot better than an attaché or brief case.) I took
>> everything out
>> of the bag and turned it upside-down. Nothing. Rats!
>>
>> Several days passed and I still couldn't find the magnifier. If it
>> were on
>> the floor, it would be somewhere between the living room and my
>> den. But it
>> didn't show up. And it's no so small that it's hard to see.
>>
>> Conclusion? It must still be in the BucketBoss mini bag. I searched
>> the
>> inside pouches -- and there it was.
>>
>> NEVER AGAIN. I got out my Amazing Goop and put a very thin bead
>> across the
>> top of the "inner" eyepiece (not the sides) and slid the magnifier
>> into
>> place. After letting it dry, I tried pushing it off with "moderate"
>> force,
>> but it wouldn't budge. (As Goop is a flexible adhesive, I figure it
>> ought to
>> come off with a healthy shove, but I'm not going to experiment.)
>>
>>
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