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"Ben Rosengart" <br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote in message
news:slrndatu3e.6v9.br@panix5.panix.com...
> On 14 Jun 2005 08:55:54 -0400, Michael Meissner
<mrmnews@the-meissners.org>
> wrote:
> > Ben Rosengart <br+rpdss@panix.com> writes:
> >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:20:18 -0400, alu <none@none.com> wrote:
> >> > "Ben Rosengart" <br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote
> >> >
> >> >> You can have an optical viewfinder, or a through-the-lens
viewfinder,
> >> >> but not both -- not with an all-in-one camera.
> >> >
> >> > My mistake re: terminology - what I'm after ideally is TTL as I have
in the
> >> > 2500, not EV and not optical (point-n-shoot) viewfinder - any
suggestions?
> >>
> >> How exactly does this viewfinder work then?
> >
> > There are 3 main types of viewfinders, unfortunately 2 of them are
called
> > optical.
>
> Two of them *are* optical. But only one of them is "through the
> lens", and as you say, that's the kind found only in SLRs. So alu
> doesn't want an SLR, but he doesn't want an "optical (point-n-shoot)
> viewfinder" either -- and that leaves 0 optical options.
>
> My guess is that alu is mistaken and the 2500's viewfinder does
> not provide a view through the taking lens. Perhaps it is just a
> better than average non-TTL viewfinder. My other guess is that alu
> misunderstands the meaning of "TTL", which (as you know) refers to
> a view through the same lens that's used to expose the sensor.
>
> Alu, consider an Oly 5050 perhaps? It has a nice zooming optical
> viewfinder, and an f/1.8 lens on the wide end. It's a little
> outdated but still a nice camera. I am considering shedding my
> 8080 and picking up a 5050 myself.
>
> --
> Ben Rosengart
Hi Ben,
I've cleared up my mistake - why speculate? - please check the links I
provided in the initial question if you're still confused.
(i.e., the 2500L does indeed have a TTL viewfinder.)
I'm curious why you would consider the 5050, as the lens starts at 35mm
(equiv.) vs. 28mm, and the resolution is lower.
Why not the 7070?
Why would you get rid of the 8080? Any problems with it, or don't you like
the EVF?
-alu
"Ben Rosengart" <br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote in message
news:slrndatu3e.6v9.br@panix5.panix.com...
> On 14 Jun 2005 08:55:54 -0400, Michael Meissner
<mrmnews@the-meissners.org>
> wrote:
> > Ben Rosengart <br+rpdss@panix.com> writes:
> >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:20:18 -0400, alu <none@none.com> wrote:
> >> > "Ben Rosengart" <br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote
> >> >
> >> >> You can have an optical viewfinder, or a through-the-lens
viewfinder,
> >> >> but not both -- not with an all-in-one camera.
> >> >
> >> > My mistake re: terminology - what I'm after ideally is TTL as I have
in the
> >> > 2500, not EV and not optical (point-n-shoot) viewfinder - any
suggestions?
> >>
> >> How exactly does this viewfinder work then?
> >
> > There are 3 main types of viewfinders, unfortunately 2 of them are
called
> > optical.
>
> Two of them *are* optical. But only one of them is "through the
> lens", and as you say, that's the kind found only in SLRs. So alu
> doesn't want an SLR, but he doesn't want an "optical (point-n-shoot)
> viewfinder" either -- and that leaves 0 optical options.
>
> My guess is that alu is mistaken and the 2500's viewfinder does
> not provide a view through the taking lens. Perhaps it is just a
> better than average non-TTL viewfinder. My other guess is that alu
> misunderstands the meaning of "TTL", which (as you know) refers to
> a view through the same lens that's used to expose the sensor.
>
> Alu, consider an Oly 5050 perhaps? It has a nice zooming optical
> viewfinder, and an f/1.8 lens on the wide end. It's a little
> outdated but still a nice camera. I am considering shedding my
> 8080 and picking up a 5050 myself.
>
> --
> Ben Rosengart
Hi Ben,
I've cleared up my mistake - why speculate? - please check the links I
provided in the initial question if you're still confused.
(i.e., the 2500L does indeed have a TTL viewfinder.)
I'm curious why you would consider the 5050, as the lens starts at 35mm
(equiv.) vs. 28mm, and the resolution is lower.
Why not the 7070?
Why would you get rid of the 8080? Any problems with it, or don't you like
the EVF?
-alu
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