On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:33:10 -0700, Irwell <> wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:05:50 -0400, James Silverton wrote:
>
>> On 9/8/2012 5:53 PM, me wrote:
>>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:51:43 -0400, James Silverton
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My first digital point and shoot, an eight year old Nikon, has been
>>>> making grinding noises and I felt it was time to replace it but I did
>>>> want a very small pocketable camera. My impression that optical
>>>> viewfinders had died out in the low price range proved correct, which is
>>>> a problem for my old eyes. I know Canon makes a small rangefinder style
>>>> camera but that costs $800 or so but I was very pleased to see that the
>>>> Canon A1300 was available at $120. I bought one immediately and I like
>>>> it! It also has a screen (2.7 inch diagonal). The settings are almost
>>>> intuitive but the on-disc manual shows that it can do a surprising lot
>>>> of things.
>>>>
>>>> I know there are smaller cameras but none, AFAIK, have optical finders.
>>>> Just for interest' sake, are there any other small point-and-shoots
>>>> still available with direct viewfinders?
>>>
>>> Learn to use the DPReview search engine.
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras
>>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion. There were only three in my price range.
>
>I still use my Sony W300, it has an optical viewfinder, OK for composing
>the camera is built like the proverbial brick outhouse.
My only contribution is that if you are used to using a viewfinder,
when the replacement camera is purchased buy one with a viewfinder.
I have a dslr and a compact camera. Every time I use the compact,
which does not have a viewfinder, I automatically bring it up to eye
level. I've missed shots because of this.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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