----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: OT: D70 hands-on and long DSLRS rant
> > I actually think that modern dare I say consumer grade DSLRs put in > optical viewfinder more or less as an atavism of sorts. I don't think > that one is really expected to use this kind of viewfinder anyway. One > would normally use the LCD on the back of the camera. And unless this > is indeed above five grand body, it would seem like AF would have to > do. > > It is rather stupid about AF. With high end camera one could still > focus manually, while with supposedly simpler cheaper model one would > be almost forced to rely on AF... Unfortunately with DSLR's, the LCD panel is review only, it is not a viewfinder. I don't know about the competition, but the istD is good to manual focus with anything 24mm's and longer. This is typical of SLRs in general. William Robb
