From: DanP on
On 24 Apr, 11:53, John A. <j...(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:48:12 +0200, Robert Spanjaard
>
> <spamt...(a)arumes.com> wrote:
> >On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:29:19 -0700, DanP wrote:
>
> >> Bad OVF's are bad because they are either too small or not transparent
> >> enough. That is something that can be easily fixed.
>
> >How?
>
> By making them bigger or more transparent?

That is was I was gonna say.


DanP
From: DanP on
On 24 Apr, 12:17, Robert Spanjaard <spamt...(a)arumes.com> wrote:

> A TTL OVF is a compromise of brightness and size, limited by the amount of
> light collected by the lens. That's why the OVF of a Four Thirds-camera
> needs much smaller than a 35mm-format OVF to stay reasonably bright.
> If you want more brightness, you'll have to make it even smaller. If you
> want it to be bigger, it'll become darker.

Point taken.


DanP
From: DanP on
On 24 Apr, 12:46, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:49:16 -0500, Joel Connor wrote:
> > On 22 Apr 2010 16:37:39 GMT, rfisc...(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote:
>
> >>Ray Shafranski <m...(a)privacy.net> wrote:
> >>>"RichA" <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:1fd97cd6-3a04-4e15-
>
> ad54-670b39339...(a)q31g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> >>>> Canon.  Will they release a compact non-mirrored, interchangeable
> >>>> lens camera?
> >>>> Nikon.  Will they release a compact non-mirrored camera and/or an ,
> >>>> high megapixel FF camera that doesn't cost $8000? Olympus.  Will they
> >>>> dump DSLRs?
> >>>> Pentax.  Will they release a FF camera, will they survive? Sony.
> >>>> Will they release a non-boring entry level camera? Fuji.  Will they
> >>>> release a new pro DSLR or any interchangeable lens camera?
> >>>> Sigma.  Does anyone care?
> >>>> Samsung.  Will they make a dent in 4/3rds sales?
>
> >>>The lifting mirror and the pentaprism/pentamirror are relics of film
> >>>days and should be replaced on all DSLR designs.
>
> >>Gee, you're so smart.  I wonder why millions of people don't listen to
> >>you and simply abandon SLRs.
>
> > That must be sarcasm because millions do. The smart ones do today,
> > anyway. Check to see how many high-quality P&S cameras are bought
> > compared to how many cameras are bought with last century's archaic SLR
> > design. The numbers bought and used make the non-SLR designs the clear
> > winners by a huge margin.
>
> > Some of them even rival the print quality of up to 13x18" in size when
> > pitted against a medium-format sensored Hasselblad. Something that DSLRs
> > can't even do.
>
> >http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/kidding.shtml
>
> Going by that reasoning why are so many people using cameras that have the
> old fashioned sixteenth century technology? i.e. lenses.
>
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You just fed a troll.


DanP