In my collection of retro cameras, the boxy classics with waist-level viewfinders sit among my favorites. I’ve been asking for the retro waist-level finder to come to digital cameras for a long time. I just never expected that Canon would be the first major camera brand to try it.
Many of the digital cameras made to look old are modeled after a 1970s SLR style. But between the 1930s and the 1960s, a number of film cameras weren’t held up to our faces, but at waist-level. The waist-level finder creates a lower perspective that I think would be fantastic for photographing kids and pets. But, it also makes it easier to remain aware of your surroundings without any gear pressed up to your face.
