On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 5, 2008, at 7:13 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> I much prefer the LX viewfinder as well. I hated the F3 viewfinder. > >> It was one of the reasons I > >> switched from my F3 based Nikon system to an LX based Pentax system. > >> > > > The standard F3 finder is IMHO far better than the HP finder and also > > better than the LX finder. > > I wear glasses. The F3's hp finder fit my vision needs perfectly and > is the best viewfinder I've had on an SLR camera. > > The standard F3 finder has too much magnification and too little eye > relief. Just like the FM, FE, LX, MX, OM-1, OM-2, etc etc. > > Godfrey >
Since I'm not a glasses-wearer, the F3's non-HP finder was just about perfect for me. The MX and OM-1/2 had WAY too much magnification and a lack of eye relief and the Minolta's and Leica R's also suffered from a lack of eye relief. I do wonder how anyone can use an MX or OM-1 finder easily. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
