> > On 14/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > John, I use an angle finder extensively. Always when on the tripod (as > I'm taller than it) so viewing is a breeze. Low angle shots no problem. > Is one available to fit the *ist D?
I've seen posts here that suggest the refconverter A or M would work. Neither would really help me, though; In many of the cases where I'm trying to get an ankle-height viewpoint I wouldn't be able to kneel down to look through a refconverter. (Kneeling down in front of a race car making a pitstop is frowned upon by race officials :-) The nice thing about the LCD viewfinder is that you can see it from several feet away, at least well enough to check overall framing. An LX with a waist-level finder would work there, but not when I'm holding the camera at arm's length and poking it round the edge of the Jersey barrier or catch fencing. On a totally unrelated note: I happened to be watching a 30-year-old TV show the other day (Lord Peter Wimsey: Murder Must Advertise), and couldn't help noticing just how bad the distortion was on the cameras of the day! Barrel distortion on the wide-angle shots, and pincushion on the others. Zoom lens technology has since made amazing strides. (100x or better zoom ratios, anyone?)
