Originally posted by uncled8249 Hi, I keep looking but can`t find a Pentax SLR, with a rear flip viewfinder
Like many has already said, KP might be a good one but it is recently discontinued. You still can find a like new KP in the market. I might upgrade to KP too. No need to wait for the new K3 any more.
Originally posted by uncled8249 I was disappointed to find that the new KW3 Mk iii doesn`t have one... Ed.
Me too!
Originally posted by robgski There are also the times when raising the camera above one's head is necessary, another reason to have a fully articulated screen.
Yes, I face that situation all the time. I can't fully see what I am composting when I have to raise the camera above people or fence while walking. Pointing camera upward from a low angle where the cameras touching or near touch the ground or just 2 weeks ago I try to get a short at the center of a large building from the 3rd floor but there is a big pole column in the center. I have to extended my arm out to the right as far as possible and try not to drop the camera + composing the shot with camera upside down so my finger can touch the shutter button, I had to squeeze myself into a limit space, the fence in front is not thick enough to put a phone on so that I can use the flue card etc. It's very hard, sometime impossible to compost an image without an articulated screen and or flip screen in those circumstances. IMO, those problem are common when shoot in urban street
Another argument I see some time when talk about this issue is calling people asking for such LCD as lazy to bend kneels. I think anyone ever try to get a shot that looks difference than a 100 or 1000 of people been there earlier would know being lazy is an unfair argument.
The Fluecard option and phone options too. It is a kind of works but only if I have time. Anyway it's impractical 9 out of 10 times for actual shooting on the street, at night in particular. On the street, things happen and end fast. We often have to keep moving with the subject and watch out for many things. Car, people many things can running over me if I am not carful on my move. One hand camera, one hand phone on a street is a good way to get hit by a car or get bump by passing by walker and loose both phone and camera. I think composting an image using phone is a fair point but IMHO it is only for doing something when shooter have enough time and hand available such as when on a tripod doing landscape things. The buildings, trees, mountain won't run away anytime soon which I can't see the superior autofocus and many good thing in the new camera being use much on a tripod. I don't even use the autofocus when on a tripod doing cityscape, landscape and the ISO always stay at 100.
I would imaging camera with new fast and accurate autofocus in difficult lighting situation like the K3III is built for real real action shooting like both subject and shooter are in action, when the shooter doesn't have a luxury of time to spend. Too bad, without a common feature like the articulated LCD, it just make the camera a lot harder to justify buying for people who actuary need to use it. I and many people I know do urban street and urban landscape and I think it is a waste of opportunity for Pentax to grab this market. This camera could be a real deal for urban shooter to upgrade to and it full of young people with money to buy.
Anyway Pentax already made a choice, those really need it on APSC body will have to get the KP or one of the entry level body or wait and keep on hopping or just change brand.
One tip which might help for people on a fix LCD like K3: Turn on the Horizontal Correction feature. It help a bit when I have to compost an image without fully see what I am composing. Let the camera help whatever whenever it can.
And one more point, I asked about the LCD to a Pentax's ambassador, he said it hard to have a good touch screen with articulated LCD which I think it makes sense to me. But if it truth, would prefer a K1 style LCD instead of a touch screen and few millimeter of saving space. And he is a landscape shooter. A good one too. Nevertheless, I would love to see Pentax give the action camera to action shooters for the review too.