Originally posted by thibs It would be a pity but for me it is an acceptable tradeoff if this OVF/EVF is true.
Well that's exactly what a recent patent was all about.
Mmmh, indeed, I remember this patent.
If I remember well, the patent was about a "normal OVF" plus a small screen located inside the OVF housing (on the upper part).
When the mirror is down, you get your classical OVF and when the mirror is up, it reflects the LCD screen through the VF, thus becoming and EVF. Is that it?
That could indeed explain why the VF is taller on the new cam... interesting.
It could be handy when manual focusing if the appropriate magification is implemented (ie not the one on the K20D LV).