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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mfunnell" data-source="post: 3312741" data-attributes="member: 134332">As a keen photographer (digital and film) I can assure you that film is still alive and kicking (although more a niche market these days) for stills and for movie film (in fact it would be much harder to support still film if movie film wasn't being sold and used).I'm not so sure.  While I do a lot of digital photography I find I can't really use an electronic viewfinder (at least none of those I've tried so far, and I've tried a lot).  I find an optical viewfinder far superior for both SLR and so-called "mirrorless" cameras.  While I'm sure it is possible to produce an EVF that's as good as an optical view, I find all the current offerings so very far from adequate that I sure wouldn't be holding my breath waiting for the technology - especially for binoculars, where IMHO the view is far more important than it is in photography (and I find it important enough there that I won't yet use an EVF).   ...Mike</blockquote>