Stephen Howard wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2009 08:39:30 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:

The value of an additional LCD view depends entirely on the sort of
photographic work you're doing. For close-up shots of complicated,
highly reflective objects a live view facility with pinpoint focussing
is a real boon - as is the ability to see the image in real time on a
computer screen. It allows for some very specialised techniques,
such as manipulating the depth-of-field by the millimetre.
In fact because of the limitations of DSLR live view at the current
time I'd say it was more of a function of use to the studio
professional than the amateur.
The Canon 5D II (and possibly other cameras) lets you connect to an HD
display so you can get an even bigger live view. I haven't tried this yet.

I think the new 500D and 50D models have this feature too, and it's
something I've got my eye on. I had a look at the specs of the new 5D
a while back and I'm sorely tempted...

The 5DII is a pretty nice camera. It's only major drawbacks are that
it's not as rugged or as fast to focus as the 1xx series Pro cameras.
It's really big plus is that it has a full-frame sensor, so you can make
the most of your wide-angle lenses.

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