Originally Posted by Confused
Hi creampuff
Sorry it's taken a while to get back to you, due to a prior engagement. However, I think that Nick summed up the problem perfectly, when he said:
Pentax K20D DSLR Digital SLR Review
....and from another source:
Admittedly, due to the nature of P&S designs, such cameras obviously don't have internal mirror mechanisms to contend with, but the poor implementation of Live View in the current K20D was one of the main reasons why I decided to hang onto my K10D's for the time being.
IMHO to be
genuinely useful, Live View needs to be provided with a
fully-articulating screen in the same manner that numerous P&S cameras do, cutting diametrically across the weather-sealed design ethos present in the current K10D/K20D bodies. If
that particular problem could be successfully addressed, then I'd probably buy such a Pentax camera without a moment's hesitation.
Best regards
Richard
There's always the zigview, personally too expensive though:
Zigview | S2 (Type B) Digital Angle Finder | S2B | B&H Photo
Hmmm.. just noticed it's not listing any K series as compatable, but it should be