)))Well, yes. But does the D4 have "scene modes"?
When I bought my E-620 I thought the illuminated buttons were "gimmicky". They and the swivel screen are far more useful then I ever would have thought.
The swivel screen is only present in the lower end Nikon cameras. So unless those "fanboys" were laughing at you, I would not be taking them for real (even if they are real). Now for a test, in live view, can you quickly focus on a fast moving object, like in a macro mode on a fast moving bug? I know I can with the angle-view through the optical viewfinder (which is what I use for the low level shots), but I am not that sure the same can be done with the live view yet (unless it is Sony of course). If not, then what's the use of it? And if the live view finally becomes as fast as through the optical viewfinder, then it won't be the same thing, will it?
When there was no IS in Olympus cameras, same people,
I would like to agree with you here, in general, except I do not think we mean the same people though.
Now we are talking
.You know Sergey, pointing to such a small percentage situation to try to dismiss the feature is evidence of a failed argument. There are so many situations in which a swivel LCD is useful beyond chasing fast moving bugs in marco...I just have to laugh about your argument.
You call fast focusing ability a small percentage ? I don't know about you, but to me it sounds like backwards somehow.
And there are even more situations where fast AF is more important that the live view. Like I said, once it becomes as fast as the optical viewfinder it will be a different game altogether.
There are many situation where swivel screen is very useful. For me it helped by making some kind of pictures much more easy and precise do do. Your attitude about this shows how close minded you are.
Oh, there are many Olympus fanboys in denial too, I never said there aren't any.
Yes it does. Despite what some have said in these forums, I found the use of IS even in my 7-14mm. It works, and works well.
Wow, the Oly fanboys are really pushing it to find straws to grasp.
I do not say it is useless (even for some kind of pictures
). That is why every decent compact has it. But in most situations, say between two, would you take a compact with swivel screen, or would you prefer a dSLR with optical viewfinder only. My choice would be dSLR. For both, ease and precision.Sure I'll take the DSLR any day if I cann afford carry, but why not have a swivel screen. If you don't need one, don't use it, if you do, it's there. E-5 has one and the camera is like a tank.I do not say it is useless (even for some kind of pictures
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Absolutely, but I don't think this is how they build a professional top notch camera, but hanging anything they can find on it? The compacts is a different story.
I sometimes use the illuminated top control panel, just to see the settings. There aren't that many buttons to get lost among.
A tilt-rotate LCD does introduce a potential point of failure, and many E-3 owners reported the LCD de-laminating (Olympus fixed them under warranty). The E-5 variant is much more robust, but also won't fold open at 180 degrees which impairs using it in front-facing position -- although it is only slightly less than 180, so an annoyance.
The Olympus bodies tend to have a lot of buttons, and memorising their location isn't straight forward. The E-3 and E-5 have a group of three buttons on the left shoulder that I can never remember the order of, and as they control six functions (via the front and back dials) it is painful to have to use trial and error.
