Originally posted by Rupert All that add on gear...to get what you already have on the K5? However, if you get the yellow K-01, the Forklift you will need to carry your fully loaded K-01 will already come in bright yellow....so that has to be a big plus?
Maybe I am out of touch, but if you can't see an LCD in the bright Texas sun, and you sure as heck can't, I don't care what anyone says, then without a viewfinder you are shooting blind. How this makes sense, I have no idea, but plenty are arguing that it does?
Regards!
Jim, I've had my Pen for coming up on three years, and the K-01 for a couple of weeks, and I use both in bright Texas sun. So, it can be done. Whether or not you
prefer to use it, I guess you don't. But it can certainly be done. I've done it for a few years now, and before I got into dSLRs, I did it for many years back to my first digital camera in 1997.
I get it that some people don't want to use a camera without an optical viewfinder or some other tunnel to look through. But the millions and millions of cameras sold with LCDs would seem to indicate that somebody's is using them somewhere.
As for the OP's comments about glasses, I've figured out that for
some people with glasses, LCDs are a pain. For me, it's the opposite. When I wore reading glasses (but had fine far vision), I was constantly putting my glasses on to read the settings, taking them off to take a picture, and so on, and so on. A real pain. Even with the bifocals I wear now, when I shoot with my K-5, I have to put up with smudged glasses from the eyepiece. I don't really mind, because I love the K-5, but it's not optimal. The K-01 is a much easier shooting experience, up until I get to larger glass, where the K-5 handles better
for me. For others, I have no doubt they can figure out a system where the K-01 with larger lenses works for them. I just think it's great we all have choices.