Originally posted by SpecialK Some people hate them, but for my shooting I would love it. Not every shot is from eye-level.
I agree. One of the big events in the spring in my area, is the tulip festival in Skagit County. Huge tulip fields and photographers, amateur and pros alike, gather to take the killer shots. In the past i have squatted down and held my Pentax dslrs down to bulb level, tried to peer at an extreme angle into the live view, and shot by guess work and rough aim. No fancy framing here. And 1 out of 4 shots might be useful.
Today, I leave my pentax dlsr in the car, take my Sony Nex cameras (yes, now i have 2, bought when models are about to be dropped from mfr) into the tulip field, flip down the tilting LCD and am able to focus as well as frame the bulb level shots. Now someone is going to say one should down lie down on their stomach in the sometimes muddy fields and take the shot like any true photographer. Then drag that dirt back and spread it all over their car.
I don't care whether "pros" use tilting screens or not, i care about interesting shots. The only people who complain about tilting screens seem to be those that have never tried them. These Sony tilting screens are built with a metal hinge and appear to me to be as tough as nails. Not sure about the articulating screens (because i haven't tried them)
Thank the camera gods for getting some new thinking into the Pentax cameras.