Here you go: you just named 4 brands (although I got OM wrong). Now F5 is the only game in town, and that *is* a behemoth of a camera.
> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:38:42 -0600 > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2292 > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Ignatiev > Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #2292 > > > > Yeah, I know. What I meant is it seems like it was rather a norm back > > in 80s (not that I remeber that that well) to make interchangeable > > finders on higher end cameras (OM, Nikon Fs, LX -- you name it) and it > > definitely is an exception now. I don't get it. It is so damn > > convenient, especially for those low-angle, your camera upside-down on > > a tripod macro kinds of shots. If nothing else, this is a good enough > > reason for me to keep the action finder for LX. Did I mention I love > > FE-1 with its huge picture? > > There have actually been very few 35mm cameras with > interchangable finders. > The entire Nikon F line (F, F2, F3, F4, F5) has had > interchangable finders. The Canon F1 series, which i believe > comprised 3 different models over the years, a few Topcons, and > I think the Minolta XK are the only 35mm SLR cameras other than > the LX to have removable finders. > There may be a few others, but it was never a feature that sold > in great numbers, I expect because of the effect it had on > either the price of the camera, or viewfinder accuracy, these > being closely related criteria. I don't think Olympus OM had an > interchangable viewfinder camera. I had an OM-1 and an OM-2s, > both had fixed prisms > > William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
