> > The P&S produces amazing > pictures, no doubt about it, but the motor skills involved in getting the most > out of it are entirely different and I found that I had to alter my shooting > habits substantially to get good results. Also, I can't seem to think > photographically without me eye to a proper eyecup - looking at a screen > doesn't seem to work well for me. Add to that the fact that you're stuck with > a narrow range of focal lengths, and it just doesn't tally to a good tool for > my needs.
While not disagreeing with your overall conclusion, there are times when I miss the LCD viewfinder of my PowerShot G1 - trying to take low-eyepoint shots with the *ist-D means I have to lie flat on the ground. Sometimes this is merely inconvenient; other time's it's effectively impossible. A tilt-and-swivel LCD makes things a lot easier. It also works well when I want to put the camera somewhere where there isn't room for me to stand behind it, or for over-the-head shots, etc., etc.
