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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
See, I knew there had to be a reason.
So, the image viewed thru the view finder of a DSL is the optical image, right? Couldn't they just as easily use a LCD in the pentaprism so that your eye covering the eyepeice provided the shade to see the image in bright sun light?
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I think there are a couple things going on:
1. The LCD will always lag compared to an optical finder, which is a big deal for certain kinds of photography (sports, action, photojournalism, events).
2. The resolution of an LCD isn't quite as good as an optical finder, although you can partly make up for it by magnifying the image.
3. Body-mounted LCDs get washed out in the sun, and hooded viewfinders end up being about the same size as optical finders in order to see the whole screen, so you lose the image size advantage.
4. Most lenses are designed to focus a certain distance back - they're designed to account for the lens-to-sensor distance of an SLR setup. You can't change this without degrading the image quality (with lens converters) or by redesigning the mount. Most of the professional photographers out there probably aren't willing to invest in a whole new set of lenses just to get an LCD.