Re: Viewfinder magnification 0.8x vs. 0.7x, why ?

[Bruce Rubenstein]

You're looking for a single figue of merit to quantify ability to MF 
lense on a AF body, and magnification isn't it, because there isn't one. 
 There were differences in the quality of viewfinders with MF cameras 
and there are with AF cameras. Like many other things, the best 
correlation between a number and the quality of the viewfinder is the 
cost of the camera. The highend AF cameras have much better viewfinders.

BR


Bruce, I am aware of the differences between eyepoint, magnification and 
coverage. I was specifically asking about modern AF camera that boasts 
magnification higher than 0.8.

You see, what I, personally and humbly, want is an AF camera that allows 
for reasonable ability to do MF without having to rely on AF confimation 
light or sound. I think that it would be necessary to have at least 0.8 
magnification for that. I think that 0.85 or even 0.9 would be ever better.