Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-19 Thread Rob Studdert
On 19 Apr 2005 at 19:27, P. J. Alling wrote: > I have one I use it occasionaly, (less now since my normal finder is > jammed on and I've been using the *ist-D a lot), it works well and it's > no less usable than a mz3 or zx/mz5n finder as far a magnification is > concerned. And it's both uniqu

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-19 Thread P. J. Alling
I have one I use it occasionaly, (less now since my normal finder is jammed on and I've been using the *ist-D a lot), it works well and it's no less usable than a mz3 or zx/mz5n finder as far a magnification is concerned. pancho hasselbach wrote: Hi, from time to time these show up on eekBay. S

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-19 Thread pancho hasselbach
Thank you very much for your answers. The conclusion I draw ist that it seems very special a toy, and as I never did any motorsports shooting by now it is nothing I really need. I have alway to remember that I must... not... collect this pentax stuff but use it just for taking photos. I should b

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-19 Thread Stephen Moore
It's my main finder for racing. Being an eyeglass wearer, I like the eye relief, and the higher viewpoint makes it much easier to "shoot with both eyes open" -- pretty necessary at the racetrack. The SE-60 bright matte screen makes it pretty nice for general- purpose work as well, indeed rather cin

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread Stan Halpin
I had one I used back in my LX days. Always had mixed feelings about it. Pluses: easier to use than the standard viewfinder when wearing glasses. Nice for a walk in the nature reserve - switch from horizontal (regular) to vertical (looking down through the finder) faster, easier than adding a re

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "pancho hasselbach" Subject: action finder for LX - who uses it? Hi, from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able to switch from a "normal" view to a view from top without effort. Nonetheless, magnification seem

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread Bob Blakely
I do. Occasionally. Regards, Bob... "A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory." From: "pancho hasselbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, April 18, 2005, 9:43:34 PM, pancho wrote: > Hi, > from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able > to switch from a "normal" view to a view from top without effort. > Nonetheless, magnification seems smaller, according to Boz' site. > So please answer, does a

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread mike wilson
pancho hasselbach wrote: Hi, from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able to switch from a "normal" view to a view from top without effort. Nonetheless, magnification seems smaller, according to Boz' site. So please answer, does anybody use this thing, how does it perfo

Re: action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: "pancho hasselbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able > to switch from a "normal" view to a view from top without effort. > Nonetheless, magnification seems smaller, according to Boz' site. > So

action finder for LX - who uses it?

2005-04-18 Thread pancho hasselbach
Hi, from time to time these show up on eekBay. Seems a nice idea to be able to switch from a "normal" view to a view from top without effort. Nonetheless, magnification seems smaller, according to Boz' site. So please answer, does anybody use this thing, how does it perform? Thanks in advance, p