benp2k6
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Sony's live view camera's have the screen that folds out!
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I would strongly suggest returning the camera and buying a point and shoot. If you are this concerned with live view I do not think a DSLR is for you. Why did you feel you should buy a DSLR anyway and not a point and shoot digital?
Dude, no need for live view. My camera has it and I've only used it a few times when the camera was really low and I couldn't see through the viewfinder.
See that little viewfinder? THAT'S your live view.
yep, thats the area i was hoping to exploit. all the crazy angles.... you dont have to get down or anywhere, you just look on the display. i was just bored constantly looking through the view-finder when i had to take photo like that.
oh and i phoned with the shop technician and he said basicaly the same thing that the use of view-finder is better, lol. and also that only the super expensive nikons have live view. hm, there goes my exchange for another... :thumbdown:
just how come all the compacts have it and most of the the reflex cameras dont? wierd.
Wow, if you're "wrecked" by the fact that a D60 (which is a superb entry-level body btw) does not have live view, you might want to reconsider the move to DSLRs.
If Live view is your priority, get a P&S. There plenty of relatively inexpensive, great quality point and shoots. The Canon G9, for example.
The lowest model in the Canon DSLR lineup (i don't know Nikons as well) with Live View is the XSI or 450D.
But again, if your main concern (it almost seems like it's your only concern...) is having the live-view, you should seriously reconsider getting into DSLRS.
Not only does it look rather dumb for someone to be using Live View on every single shot, it also compromises your stability due to the extra weight and decrease from 3 contact points on the Camera to 2.
Get dirty man, down on your knees, on your chest, anything, if you want the shot work for it! you wont get bored then.
The shop technician either didnt know what he was talking about or he just wanted to upsell you. Yes, in certain situations where you have to put your camera against a wall or the ground, live-view will work better than the viewfinder. But that's like, what - 0.01% of the pictures you might want to take? Even in those cases, I can bet that you just readjust slightly so that you can use the viewfinder without compromising the composition by a noticeable degree.
Don't mean to be harsh, but I am happy that you can't afford the live-view nikons. Because judging from this thread, it will just be a utter waste of a fine camera body.
If you would like this question answered scroll up and read village idiot's signature...
i think you misunderstood. he was arguing for the use view-finder not for live view. basicaly he said the same about the stability as you.
lol, thats ok. i wouldnt buy it anyways... i believe in starting with basics. that one would be a bit over my head i guess.
i think you misunderstood. he was arguing for the use view-finder not for live view. basicaly he said the same about the stability as you.
lol, thats ok. i wouldnt buy it anyways... i believe in starting with basics. that one would be a bit over my head i guess.