Why Should I use the Viewfinder?

[duhast]

Going back here to the mid 70's and my college studies.

One of the things talked about in photojournalism and photo history was the psychological effect of looking through the viewfinder of a SLR/viewfinder camera. There is a trick the brain plays, the camera becomes a shield, hiding and protecting the photographer from events in front of him. This was something recognized and talked about by many great photojournalists and is even sometimes recognized by amateurs. In the extra features of the video '102 Minutes That Changed America', one of the amateurs who contributed even talks about it, how the camera was a shield that even stopped her fear as long as she was looking through the camera.

An LED screen, or even a TLR lets in a great deal more of the 'outside' world...