Originally posted by rawr I saw that thread. It's a very different design on the 645Z - no cables hanging out, like the Nikon. Very simple, very sturdy. I would have no issues at all about a Pentax FF flippy screen.
I've been using flippy screens on NEX for several years, BTW, on two NEX models. Even on 'toy-cameras' like NEX, I've never never had a problem with flippy screen durability or design like the ones described for the D750. Nikon just can't into robust design, it seems, at least for some cameras.
A while ago I even gave one of my NEX's to a teenage relative to take overseas in her backpack for several months across Europe and the USA. She abused the camera quite a lot, but the flippy screen came through totally unscathed.
Right, and if you quoted my whole message i acknowledged that the 645z flippy is stout and weatherized. I also have a camera way older than your NEX, my Olympus E10 4MP camera has a flippy screen that has survived just fine over many (14) years...
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What i was trying to convey and must have failed is that I don't want Pentax to try and make the smallest lightest FF with a flippy screen. The 645z is a large robust camera, and my old E10 is nearly as tank like as the 645z for its size. The D750 implementation appears to be an attempt to keep the camera small and light, which Pentax has been known to also do, and I think sacrificing durability in the flippy screen would be a mistake. If Pentax does one right, its prolly going to make the camera larger and heavier than it needs to be, so I personally would prefer they left it out all together, hence my comment.
Hope that makes more sense, and its just my personal preference, you don't have to agree with me.
(I just hope Pentax does)
Eric