Re: No DSLRs have Removable Pentaprisms

In <df4fe3fa50c15589d2f1e112f99fdbed@www.novabbs.com> quadibloc <quadibloc@gmail.com> writes:

As the title says, as far as I know, there are no DSLRs that let one
remove the pentaprism, so as to change the focusing screen. Why is that
a problem?
Well, on my web site
http://www.quadibloc.com/
I recently added a page about the history of some cameras, mainly 35mm
SLRs;
http://www.quadibloc.com/other/camint.htm

And I asked the question... why are DSLRs even a thing? After all, with
a digital sensor, you can see exactly what you're shooting on a digital
display on the back of your camera. So why bother with a moving mirror
and a heavy pentaprism?

If you can't see up close without glasses, watching the
rear screen is painful.  A viwefinder is much easier, esp
if you wind up needing additional diopter correction.

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