I have found it to be extremely useful for several kinds of work: - macro and tabletop product photography - tripod mounted architecture, portrait and landscape photography - low angle and high angle hand-held shots, where i could not easily get my eye to the optical viewfinder
It presents a means of obtaining absolute framing accuracy (100% precise fidelity of what's on the LCD to the subject). It allows me to overlay two different granularities of framing grids for precise object placement. It allows me to evaluate exposure on a live histogram view. It allows critical focus precision using several levels of live image magnification on the LCD. Most of all, it allows me to evaluate and frame using both eyes on a screen which is large enough to see clearly with both eyes, which is the experience I value the most from using view cameras and medium format reflex cameras, rather than squinting into a small viewing chamber with all the imprecisions and issues of alignment and eyeglasses, etc. It provides an extremely useful addition to the optical reflex viewfinder. Godfrey At 11:05 AM 17/12/2007, Rick Womer wrote: > Interesting. What do you use it for? > > >> > --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Every time I read a comment like that about Live View, I shake my >> head. It has proven to be a feature on my L1 that I use constantly >> for a whole range of things I never thought about. I >> won't buy another DSLR without it, period. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
