One feature I am not keen on is the Live View. I find that it takes far longer to get something into focus, I find it easier to just look through the view finder (even if it means getting on the ground for those low angle shots).
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When the optical viewfinder works better, use that of course. It seems to me that SLR Live View is for some special situations, not general usage.
Have you tried Live View
1) Using high magnification for precise focus checking and such with the camera on a tripod.
2) To relieve eye strain when waiting on a subject for a long time, such as waiting in a hide for wild-life.
3) When you really need to hold the camera away from your eye, like overhead to shot over a crowd.
4) When photographing people, camera on tripod, and wanting to maintain casual eye and verbal contact with them instead of "hiding" behind the camera whiling getting them ready for the shot.
I am still shopping for a Live View SLR, and am not yet convinced that SLR Live View has much need for
fast AF: the OVF and PD AF is still there for that. However, accurate if somewhat slow AF seems worthwhile, and contrast detection AF might be good for that: there should be no back- or front-focus alignment errors when the sensor itself judges focus!
