That's all I use the LCD for on my Phase back. It's useless for anything else. I personally would love to have a large, high res LCD with Live View. I think of it as a digital Polaroid that I could use to carefully check critical focus and evaluate composition in the field. I find it really hard to make a compelling photograph. I need all the help I can get. I was long time skier on "pencil" skis in a past life, but I wouldn't think of skiing on anything other than shaped skis today.I second derek and don. I use the screen for highlights and histogram. I've never been bothered by the phase one screens....I was also a long time film user in a past life. Eleanor