S70 optical viewfinder question

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i was comparing s70 w/505v at CC yesterday and like having optical finder but noticed that it was not sharp. i played around w/diopter adj. but if i adjusted it sharp at tele it was not sharp at wide and vice versa. anyone have s70 and can comment on sharpness of optical finder also does it work in macro mode?

tks Jeff

-- Jeff (jpuritz@pobox.com), July 09, 2000

Answers

I have not noticed a problem with the S70 viewfinder focus from near to far, but I do kno it says right in the instructions that you have to use the LCD for macro, and you can tell it is not parallax corrected.

-- Richard Katris (chanan@sprynet.com), July 11, 2000.

I thought that this was important enough when I was in the market for a new camera. I have since found that I seldom ever use the optical view finder and usually compose with the LCD. I am surprised that the Sony is pretty good as far as the display is concerned, bright and sharp. However, when I do infrared i have no choice but to use the optical and then i have not found any problems with it. But, I wear glasses and it does adjust well for me.

-- Steven (poleske@earthlink.net), July 26, 2000.

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