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Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

05/11/2006 01:48:59 PM · #1

Ok so i just got my new EOS 350D today on my birthday :D and ofcourse the only day this week the sun has not shined instead now it has started snowing!! FUN.. so no good photos to day. But there is one thing i kind of need help with :S im stupid i know but is it not possible to have the monitor on so i do not have to look through the lens?? I know its better to look through it and i do but i whan't to have the possibility open.. im so new at this i have NO idea what i am doing here.. have had it for 5 hours and just looked at it I dont whant my first pic to be crap..
So can you help me? :)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

05/11/2006 01:53:33 PM · #2

It's actually not physically possible. The mirror that redirects light up to the viewfinder also blocks light from the sensor. Were the mirror not there, the shutter would also have to be opened to expose the sensor.
The SLR design has this "disadvantage" but the beauty of it is that what you see through the viewfinder is precisely what the sensor will see, and the optical viewfinder is highly superior to an LCD. Once you get used to it, you will not too much miss composing on the LCD.

Message edited by author 2006-05-11 17:54:17.

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

05/11/2006 02:02:29 PM · #3

Should have bought an Olympus E-330.
It's only possible to have a live LCD preview on that SLR.

So far.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax

05/11/2006 02:04:36 PM · #4

thank you :) and no i should not have bought an olympus because that is not as good a camera ;) and i really dont need to be able to see the monitor, just used to it..

Artyste

Sony Ericsson W810i

05/11/2006 02:04:59 PM · #5

Originally posted by Krisby:

thank you :) and no i should not have bought an olympus because that is not as good a camera ;) and i really dont need to be able to see the monitor, just used to it..

hehe.

To be honest though, every camera in that bracket is very comparable with another. The E-330 is capable of putting out just as great an image as the XT in almost every area. Noise at high ISOs being perhaps the only major disadvantage, and that's something that is debateable as being a disadvantage depending on what kind of photographer you are.

Anyway, personal taste and everything, you go with the camera you like, but none are any more "worse" than the others at the XT level.

Message edited by author 2006-05-11 18:10:59.

PhilipDyer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/11/2006 02:05:52 PM · #6

Snowy days are so nice for staying inside and reading the manual. ;-)

ragamuffingirl

Sony Alpha NEX-5N

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/11/2006 02:21:40 PM · #7

At this time Olympus doesn't have the accessory options that Canon does.

I've heard that Sigma is going to start making more stuff for Olympus, but I don't know if that's true or not.

Prism

Pentax K-30

Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR

05/11/2006 02:22:39 PM · #8

Nice birthday present! Happy birthday Krisby! Good luck with the new camera. I'm sure your first pic will be awesome.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

05/11/2006 02:26:29 PM · #9

Snowy days can be fun for taking shots outside. It's just hard on the battery.

flaringshutter

Olympus Stylus 300 Digital

05/11/2006 10:35:13 PM · #10

first thing to do is go online and read about basic photography with an SLR.

second thing is to read the manual.

then, and only then, should you go take pictures.

good luck, have fun! if you have more questions, that's what we're here for.

Message edited by author 2006-05-12 02:36:25.

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

05/12/2006 01:06:36 AM · #11

did both.. and my BF read the manual through to but we didn't find one thing that told us why the monitor didn't go on!! strange i know but they just think people who buy there stuff know that.. on the other hand you can read in at least 2 places that you should not drop your camera from high placec.. DAHH!!

sir_bazz

Pentax K-5

Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF

05/12/2006 01:18:34 AM · #12

Originally posted by Krisby:

thank you :) and no i should not have bought an olympus because that is not as good a camera ;)

Why isn't the Olympus as good as the 350D ?

The Olympus lets you frame your shots with the LCD for starters :)

bazz.

pix-al

Canon EOS-5D

05/12/2006 01:56:15 AM · #13

Originally posted by Krisby:

they just think people who buy there stuff know that..

People that buy their stuff normally do their research first, otherwise they just go out and buy a simple point and shoot!

Seriously though, You will get used to it VERY quickly. I thought it would be hard to adjust to after having my old Fuji 5000z for so long but almost instantly forgot about the LCD viewfinder - so much so, that when I do yuse the Fuji now, I switch it to traditional viewfinder, not LCD!