Originally posted by mee True. Yet it was more functional to have the screen attached to the camera body. Especially when hand holding the camera in an awkward angle. It seems like it would be a bit more difficult to do with a smartphone in one hand and a camera in the other.
I agree with you on this. I get a lot of use from the articulation on the K1 screen. Pretty much, if I am using live view, the screen is out from the body.
Using a cell phone as a screen means, for me, also carrying a battery based charger for the phone as well as a charging cable.
I wonder if it would be possible for the hot shoe to act as a power source for a phone. Attaching the phone to a hot shoe adaptor would put it in a reasonable location, it could be articulated on a mount, and use the camera to keep the battery from discharging. I don't like to have a dead battery in my phone, especially if I am out in the middle of nowhere.