On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM, William Robb <war...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graydon" > Subject: Re: 21th may is the day for the new Pentax DSLR. > > >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:05:06PM -0400, Christian scripsit: >>> >>> Graydon wrote: >>>> >>>> proper split-prism viewfinder >>> >>> For me, the above phrase is an oxymoron. Give me a nice matte screen. >> >> Mind if I ask why? >> >> I could not begin to use manual focus successfully with the shipped >> matte screen of the K20D. The Katzeye split-prism I can at least begin; >> distant birdies benefit greatly from focus-confirm, but most nearby >> things I can manage to use manual focus. > > I have a very good matte screen for my Nikon F2 that makes the screens going > into modern cameras look like a wet shower curtain. My major problem with > focusing now is that the viewfinders are so bloody small. Dim as a burnt out > light bulb zoom lenses don't make it any easier either. > I'll take a good quality full matte screen to, but if I can't have that, > then a split image is my next best option. > I don't know how the guys using the cheap Canons with their trash > viewfinders manage. > > William Robb >
Bill, You NEED to see a Sony A900 with the M screen then. The viewfinder seriously outclasses my F2a's VF (I've got the E screen, matte with gridlines, in the F2a) and the M screen is a manual focus-oriented matte screen that makes the already superb A900 VF shine. -- 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.
