Originally posted by arpaagent No one cares about this except Pentax fan-boys and haters. Entry level buyers want to use the live view LCD screen for composition anyways, until they learn that optical viewfinder is way better after they buy the camera.
Agree and disagree
Originally posted by Peter Zack 68deluxe, Sorry I disagree. Do you really think that a new or entry level buyer cares one bit if there's a red dot in the center of the screen? Nope not at all. They don't even know that some cameras have this.
Not all entry-leel cmaera buyers are Soccer Moms!!
Agree.
True story - had Thanksgiving dinner with my son's girlfriend's family (separate story there). I really like this family - they are a lot like mine in almost all ways.
Had my Digital AF "kit" in the trunk of the car, but didn't bring it in the House. Family is upper-middle-class USA, guy retired at 55 from corporate executive world and is starting a new business. VERY smart, successful guy.
Guy brings out the Sony DSC-HX1 for the after-dinner pictures. Flash auto-raises in a fully-lighted room. He used the rear LCD to compose -
agree w/ aarpagent on this.
DSC-HX1
My son tells him I'm a camera guy.
So I have to look this over. and I'm actually impressed with the tiny thing and the quality of the EVIL viewfinder, but the interface sucks for me. I never even looked at LV - just went straight to VF. I comment on the EVIL VF - he tells me he tried it but he would rather not squint to take pictures -
so I disagree w/ aarpagent on part 2
I bring my camera bag in - K10D w/ battery grip, FA35/2 mounted, FA50/1.4, DA 55~300 and A35~105 in the slots. Let him play with mine while I played with his.
Turns out he got the camera to carry in his briefcase for his business and he thinks it is the cat's meow. Thinks mine is way too heavy - I took the BG off - and wouldn't want to change lenses all the time. Asked how to turn on my LCD. Literally asked what the red dot is for!!
Actually, at the end he said something like if you want to use a digital like an old film camera he could see the point, but why would anyone want to do that?