[quote name='markpsf' timestamp='1306158628' post='8770']
Subjective, of course, but how bright is the viewfinder?
There has been criticism by one major reviewer that the viewfinder is a bit on the dim side.
Thanks.
MP
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The viewfinder is supposed to be slightly less bright than the one in the Pentax K20D (although it's got 100% coverage). To say the truth I didn't see a difference in brightness between my old K20 and the K5. I love the 100% VF as you get exactly what you see. With a 95% VF, you always have to guess what you're exactly gonna get or you have to crop afterwards.
Honestly, among APS-C the K5's VF is in the top of the list. If you want something noticeably better, your only choice is to go FF (and it of course means to carry a brick around).
Subjective, of course, but how bright is the viewfinder?
There has been criticism by one major reviewer that the viewfinder is a bit on the dim side.
Thanks.
MP
[/quote]
The viewfinder is supposed to be slightly less bright than the one in the Pentax K20D (although it's got 100% coverage). To say the truth I didn't see a difference in brightness between my old K20 and the K5. I love the 100% VF as you get exactly what you see. With a 95% VF, you always have to guess what you're exactly gonna get or you have to crop afterwards.
Honestly, among APS-C the K5's VF is in the top of the list. If you want something noticeably better, your only choice is to go FF (and it of course means to carry a brick around).