> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Roberts [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Pentax Digital NEWS! Part one
>
> "Juan J. Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Matamoros, Cesar A. wrote:
> >
> >> We received our Nikon D1H and D1X yesterday afternoon. I
> >> will begin playing with them today.
> >>
> >> The manual states that the viewfinder shows 96% of the frame
> >> recorded.
> >
> >Ouch. That means a *really* tiny viewfinder then...
>
> No, I think perhaps you're confusing image coverage with image
> magnification.
> 96% coverage (which is what's being discussed here) just means that 4% of
> what's
> recorded by the CCD will be cropped from the view in the viewfinder. The
> remaining 96% can be *magnified* (or reduced or presented life size).
>
>
> --
> Mark Roberts
> www.robertstech.com
>
Looking at the specifications -
Magnification 0.8x with 50-mm lens set to infinity
and -1.0 m(-1)
César Matamoros II
Panama City, Florida
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