On Dec 12, 2003, at 9:29 PM, lamadoo@xxxxxxxx wrote:
No, it's not true. Gentlemen, the viewfinder is not small because the
sensor is small. They could put a 20x on it if they felt like it.
The view is small because they save money by using a smaller
pentaprism. They can use a smaller pentaprism if the magnification is
low.
Don't think so. Think about it. A pentaprism does not amplify light.
And many DSLRs use pentaprisms carried over from their 35mm equivalent
cameras and their viewfinders are equally small and/or dim. Small
sensor means either a small pentaprism or a large one that is masked to
represent the field of the sensor because that is what you want to see
in the viewfinder. Yes you can then magnify the image up to the size
you are used to, but it will be dramatically dim. So each manufacturer
tries to make the best compromise between dimness and small viewfinder
image size.
Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA
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