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Re: [OM] E-1 first impressions

Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 first impressions
From: Skip Williams <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 23:49:52 -0500
I looked at about 10 pro-sumer cameras at Photo Plus in NYC this weekend that 
had electronic finders and the view in ALL OF THEM WERE HORRIBLE!

Weird colors, slow response time, poor resolution....I hated them

Give me the SLR finder any day.  

Skip


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>Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 first impressions
>   From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 19:32:35 -0800
>     To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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>In the long run, I believe the optical viewfinder will go the way of the 
>dodo. Optical SLR viewfinders are limited by the grain of the screen and 
>the abilities of the human eye. Sure they are crummy today, but the 
>technology continues to march on. Once reasonably priced small displays 
>reach the resolution of view screens, they actually become preferable 
>for a several reasons. They eliminate a lot of bulk, weight and 
>mechanics in the camera. They show the image as it will be captured, 
>from the imaging sensor, brightness and visual size become easier to 
>engineer and the image can be magnified for more precise focus. Instead 
>of carrying around something awkard like the Varimagni, how about just 
>pressing a button once for 3x and twice for 10x magnification for fine 
>focusing. Any hits from older folks with eyesight not what it was?


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