Agree with you bro. I don't use the live view on my prosumer too.
...you mean now they have prosumers with ttl viewfinder? or you mean, you only use electronic viewfinder.. that one also live view leh.. no offense meant. just so that we don't get people asking about which prosumer has viewfinder after seeing this thread.. :bsmilie:
in any case, live view is definitely useful for certain situations, not a must have but i would certainly love to have it so that i don't dislocate my neck when trying to take landscape shots with a very low perspective, or have to dirty my jeans and shirt by lying belly flat on the ground. note that this applies for like, live view with swivelling lcd also.. some situations i can think of (including the one just mentioned):
1) any shot involving awkward positioning - think macro shots, low perspective landscape shots.. hey anything to save that sprained neck
2) any shot involving impossible positioning but possible with live view - high, over the crowd, etc.. what clockunder has mentioned
3) macro shots - won't you love knowing whether your photo is indeed pinsharp, especially if you have a tripod. the viewfinder is limited after all, in such cases when the bee is not helping you either
4) certain shots involving adding a filter which effect is either rendering viewfinder unusable or not so strong in viewfinder, like using a gnd, or infrared photography. certainly it is not impossible and actually quite intuitive after a while for both examples mentioned.. but i won't mind seeing what the scene looks like even before i shoot. save shutter count you know?
that said, i think most people here would agree that live view will only be superior in certain situations. most of the time, at current technology, the refresh rate is limited.. what's the use of having a fast and responsive dslr in your hands.. when you add an additional lag in the form of live view?