mohdya
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Re: Lack of a top LCD is inexcusable in this price range.
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jumpthesnark wrote:
John Crowe wrote:
Thank-you, I had no idea this was the case. What are these, Rebels?
For several years I had one camera with, and one without. The one without drove me nuts.
I shoot in manual mode 100% of the time, I do a lot of tripod mounted shifting/stitching and focus stacking, so I rely on quickly checking the top screen. I have been using a top screen since 1986, so I am not about to change 37 years later!
I have been thinking about an R7 but even for sports shooting that is likely a deal breaker. At least the other cameras that I used without top panels were less than $300 USD each. Every Canon camera over $1500 should have them. It was Canon who started them in the first place back in the late 80's.
I completely agree. It's always convenient to use the LCD to check the battery level at a glance or make changes to drive speed, ISO, shutter speed and aperture, meter bias, white balance, etc. when the camera is on a tripod, at a low angle, on a long lens, hanging from a strap on my shoulder, etc. without having to look through the viewfinder for the information, or use the Q button. Because the information is already right there. It is such a useful thing that I was really surprised Canon left it off some R bodies but not others.
Are they trying to differentiate between pro and prosumer again? Like the 6D only having a 1/180 sec sync speed and a single card slot? I can see that some folks are not bothered by its absence at all, but I'm really disappointed in this design.
I think you are absolutely right about the price differentiation.
