Currently, the Nikon 5400 and 5700 have flip-out LCDs. The Nikon SQ uses a swivel lens, similar in principle to the 4500. Pentax's Optio 33L has a flip-out LCD that's a little less versatile, and it lacks a finder of any sort. Olympus's C5050 screen can flip up to work as a waist-level finder, but that's it.
LCD's are battery hogs, as Bill pointed out, but it doesn't matter whether they can flip out or not... they still suck juice. I'm not sure why everyone seems to hate LCD's so much. Sure, they're not as good as a computer monitor or a proof print for previewing your shots, but they're meant to supplement those tools, not to replace them. And they're not that inaccurate. The vast majority cover almost 100% of the final image area, give or take a few percent. Looking through the optical finder is no more accurate than looking through the finder of a p&s. At least with the LCD you're seeing what the lens is seeing. chris On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Herb Chong wrote: > all of the Nikon 5xxx series have folding LCD. the 5700 has an electronic > viewfinder. the others in the 5xxx series have optical finders. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:07 AM > Subject: Re: Viewfinder > > > > They do. One of the Nikon lines has a viewfinder 'screen' that folds out > and > > turns through three- quarters of a circle (I think). Is it a 57xx or 59xx? > > It also has an electronic viewfinder. Yes? > >
