On 24 Mar 2005 at 8:33, Jack Davis wrote: > I've always thought the tubular viewfinder shape an > uncomplimentary design feature. Can't say why. Maybe > it's the "peek-a-boo" squint inducing suggestion of > it. > It does allow more display and control area which, I > imagine, is the idea. > I'd like to see design "D".
They created a rod for their backs using this style of telescopic eye relief in their film cameras, I've never found it comfortable to work with (I've owned and used 3 separate P645 systems over the years) and it's the most fragile part of the system too, I've had to repair two of mine. The small light prism design plus the space required to house the film cartridge and the requirement to minimize weight lead to the need to approach the finder design in this manner. They could now do far better on the new design but it seems they have hung onto the old system, possibly to reduce cost or maybe sadly to preserve the visual connection with the old film system. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
