Glen, I dislike the N80 finder, however I've been spoiled by the excellent finders in Nikon's higher-end bodies (as well as the LX and MX). The N80 finder will compare well to the very similar finders in Pentax's consumer bodies. I also find the body to be too small, but I'm used to the larger F100, F2, F3 and my Mamiya 645 kit.
And yes, Digitals tend to be a bit thicker, they need the extra thickness for the LCD, main circuit board and sensor. -Adam Glen Tortorella wrote: > Adam: I do not know if you were able to read a post I wrote a couple > of days ago regarding my N80 body purchase, but, anyway, I received > the body and am quite impressed. I thought the smallish viewfinder > magnification (supposedly .75x) might be a hinderance, but I find > that, so far, the viewfinder is not all that bad. In fact, it seems > as if may be even a tad better than my ZX-M's finder, which is > supposedly 0.77x. > > The N80 is loaded with functionality, and I find that, with the MB-16 > pack attached, it has good balance and a comfortable feel in my > hand. I had the D40 and K100D in my hand yesterday, and I thought > both bodies were a bit thick for my hand. The K100D's body is a bit > thinner, and thus it felt a little better, but the N80 is just about > perfect for my somewhat small hand. Perhaps this is how all digital > bodies tend to be (a bit thick)? When comparing the feel of the ZX-M > and N80 to the digital bodies I have mentioned, it is similar to > holding a baseball as opposed to a softball. > > Glen > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
