I really don't even see a need for the complexity of one anymore.
The SLR camera was designed so that you could see the actual scene through the same lens that would be taking the picture. Mirror in place, light goes to viewfinder. Take a picture and the mirror moves so the light can go to the film instead.
But on a digital camera, there is a live view of the scene on the screen on the camera. Who wants to put there eye to the tiny viewfinder when they have a 3" display of the same thing. Without the need for a viewfinder, there is no need for a moving mirror inside the camera. Just project the image directly onto the sensor.
Do people with DSLRs still use the viewfinder? If so, why?
I really don't even see a need for the complexity of one anymore.
The SLR camera was designed so that you could see the actual scene through the same lens that would be taking the picture. Mirror in place, light goes to viewfinder. Take a picture and the mirror moves so the light can go to the film instead.
But on a digital camera, there is a live view of the scene on the screen on the camera. Who wants to put there eye to the tiny viewfinder when they have a 3" display of the same thing. Without the need for a viewfinder, there is no need for a moving mirror inside the camera. Just project the image directly onto the sensor.
Do people with DSLRs still use the viewfinder? If so, why?