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On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis |
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"DB4" wrote in message
... Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis A more expensive body will generally have a better viewfinder and the 30d is quite a bit more expensive than the d70s. |
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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:55:55 +0100, DB4 wrote:
Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis Try the Canon 5D if you want to have a great viewfinder (and camera...) -- Scott in Florida |
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"Scott in Florida" wrote in message
... On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:55:55 +0100, DB4 wrote: Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis Try the Canon 5D if you want to have a great viewfinder (and camera...) If I had the serious money for a 5d i'd probably save that little bit extra and get a "pro body" d2hs! |
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Ditto. I would too.
1D Mk II would be worth spending a bit more for, unless you were worried about size/weight. "Adrian Boliston" wrote in message ... If I had the serious money for a 5d i'd probably save that little bit extra and get a "pro body" d2hs! |
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DB4 wrote: Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis The Canon uses a prism and the Nikon uses mirrors, makes a big difference, the Canon probably has some magnification too. The D70 should be compared to the Rebel XT, also has a mirror based prism, and the 30D compares to the Nikon D200. I bought the D200 cause I couldn't stand the D70 viewfinder. Tom |
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Hello,
I haven't compared with the Canon 30D, but if you want a nice viewfinder (with interchangeable focusing screen) in the price range of the Nikon D70s maybe you might check the Pentax *istDS. The image in the viewfinder is larger than the one in the D70s, what makes it easier to manual focus, and nicer to compose. I'm very satisfied with mine. Totally compatible with old Pentax K-mount lenses, too. I even have an old second hand TTL flash (the AF280T) that works just fine. Regards, Javier DB4 ha escrito: Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis |
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"DB4" wrote in message ... Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis If, as I suspect, the Canon has a pentaprism, then the answer is easy. The D70s uses mirrors in the viewfinder which are cheaper but not as bright as a pentaprism. Jim |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I haven't compared with the Canon 30D, but if you want a nice viewfinder (with interchangeable focusing screen) in the price range of the Nikon D70s maybe you might check the Pentax *istDS. The image in the viewfinder is larger than the one in the D70s, what makes it easier to manual focus, and nicer to compose. I'm very satisfied with mine. Totally compatible with old Pentax K-mount lenses, too. I even have an old second hand TTL flash (the AF280T) that works just fine. Regards, Javier DB4 ha escrito: Hi On the brink of investing in my first DSLR (currently using 35mm and medium format) I've been handling and comparing the goodies in my local camera shop. In comparing the Nikon D70s and Canon EOS 30D I was somewhat surprised to note such a significant differeance in the apparent viewable area through their respective viewfinders. How do Canon manage to create such a big usable 'easy on the eye' viewfinder? Regards Dennis I also one of these and they are brilliant and such good value and have every feature the others are missing and a better focusing system to boot. :-) |
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tomm42 wrote:
The Canon uses a prism and the Nikon uses mirrors, makes a big difference, the Canon probably has some magnification too. The D70 should be compared to the Rebel XT, also has a mirror based prism, and the 30D compares to the Nikon D200. I bought the D200 cause I couldn't stand the D70 viewfinder. Wrong. The D70 uses a pentaprism. The only Nikon DSLR using viewfinder mirrors is the D50. Cheers Steffen. |
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