Originally posted by pres589 Steve: I found similar posts from you here in the past when looking for information. I guess my only other question is how you find the needle vs. lights to show exposure. Is it an issue? Which do you prefer? Obviously you must be okay with the needles or you wouldn't like the XR's.
The LCD "needle" on the XR7 works well, but can be hard to see in dim light. The flip side is that the XR7 is extremely easy on battery life, due in part to the display.
The viewfinder on the XR-2s is a virtual twin to that on the Pentax KX and very clear even in dim light. My only complaint is that unlike the KX, moving needle position in manual mode requires continous half-press to stay active. The XR7s meter and "needle" stay active on a timer (4 minutes?) so one just forgets about them once activated.
I have a mild preference for the XR-2s display, though sort of mentally shrug at the question.
Steve