My reasoning is simply that it would be easier to replace the optical
finder with a sensor and EVF - available technology and the room to
do it. The routine you suggest is possible of course but more
involved and mechanical. Occam applies?
AndrewF
On 13/01/2006, at 9:38 AM, Ian Nichols wrote:
> I don't entirely follow your reasoning, Andrew. Obviously a
> mechanical
> shutter would have to remain open, but then it would work just like
> any
> other digicam with the screen on. What are these decisions that
> have to be
> made? and how would this preclude chimping?
>
> I envisage a system whereby a switch locks the mirror up & shutter
> open and
> switches on the lcd, leaving the camera in that mode until switched
> back.
> Most complex bit would be doing the metering& focus detection off
> the ccd as
> well as through the optical viewfinder, but the software for that
> has surely
> already been done?
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