noohoggin1
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No.
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I HATE micro 4/3rds.
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I HATE micro 4/3rds.
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Poll: How many of you can imagine using a EVF ( 6 answer possibilities )
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dotweb
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We need that already now. 90% of all my studio work is done with live view using E-3 so why not. It is the only way to go.
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thatsnoordinaryrabbit
Forum Enthusiast
When I tried the EVF, I was happy enough with the way it looked, but the display lag is a deal breaker. It's visibly obvious that what's happening in the finder is not what's happening in front of the lens. If I were going backpacking again I'd probably pick up a micro as a second system, but for photographing my kid, or sports, no way.
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Ivo Verhaar
Forum Enthusiast
Used a EVF in a Minolta 7i and A2 and i am still missing the tilting viewfinder and push on a button 7x zoom... The fact that it can boost light in low light situations helps too.
But at this moment current crop evf is a bit too slow focus wise for my taste, pump it up to slr speed and i am sold.
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But at this moment current crop evf is a bit too slow focus wise for my taste, pump it up to slr speed and i am sold.
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René Schuster
Forum Pro
After 20 years of OVF (Canon AE-1) I´ll never forget the day when in 2003 I first looked through the viewfinder of my first digital camera, a used Oly C-2100 UZ.
I thought OMG, how shall that work?!
But - it only took me a few days to get used to that EVF and pretty soon I really liked it! Can say during the next five! years I´ve got everything with it I wanted to get, but what I liked best, exposure was usually "spot on", thanks to the EVF´s WYSIWYG characteristic! Not the OVF way, everything looks nice in the viewfinder, you take the picture and then only in review you see that you better had dialed in EV-O.7 or better had used a different aperture or shutter speed.
Sure not the best advice for fast action shots, lol, but usually I had metering set to spot, looked at my subject through the viewfinder, moved the camera to different elements in the frame, often not even my main subject and watched how the brightness/darkness situation in the EVF changed. Once it looked good to me I pressed AEL, focused, recomposed and took my shot.
I really wouldn´t mind if my 520 had an EVF; I could do with the lousy year 2000 EVF technology of the UZI, so year 2010 technology should be "a piece of cake", as CC of Oly talk would have said!
René
I thought OMG, how shall that work?!
But - it only took me a few days to get used to that EVF and pretty soon I really liked it! Can say during the next five! years I´ve got everything with it I wanted to get, but what I liked best, exposure was usually "spot on", thanks to the EVF´s WYSIWYG characteristic! Not the OVF way, everything looks nice in the viewfinder, you take the picture and then only in review you see that you better had dialed in EV-O.7 or better had used a different aperture or shutter speed.
Sure not the best advice for fast action shots, lol, but usually I had metering set to spot, looked at my subject through the viewfinder, moved the camera to different elements in the frame, often not even my main subject and watched how the brightness/darkness situation in the EVF changed. Once it looked good to me I pressed AEL, focused, recomposed and took my shot.
I really wouldn´t mind if my 520 had an EVF; I could do with the lousy year 2000 EVF technology of the UZI, so year 2010 technology should be "a piece of cake", as CC of Oly talk would have said!
René
cnb
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Goffen
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amblepath
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Simon Zeev
Senior Member
I believe that EVIL cameras are the future that will replace DSLRs
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ginsbu
Senior Member
I'm more concerned with focus speed, HG bodies and lenses, and finding a body with handling that suits me. I expect these will be addressed with time.
Jørgen Christensen
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petrbur
Senior Member
I used EVS in Panasonic DMC-FZ1 a long time ago.
I checked how it works in nowadays Panasonic a few months ago.
Then I will accept and use EVF in any future 4/3 camera if there will be a significant improvement in picture clarity and fluency (by fluency I mean that picture is smoothly displayed even when you panning).
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I checked how it works in nowadays Panasonic a few months ago.
Then I will accept and use EVF in any future 4/3 camera if there will be a significant improvement in picture clarity and fluency (by fluency I mean that picture is smoothly displayed even when you panning).
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Petr
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shinndigg
Senior Member
Luc Delorme
Forum Enthusiast
I would consider using an EVF that meets the following criteria:
-At least 300 dpi (we're already there with the new Apple retina displays)
-60 fps refresh with no ghosting
-1000:1 contrast ratio or better
-The ability to reproduce dark scenes, without noise or grain, or having to go to B&W
That last point in critical for me, as I have found that live view/EVFs doesn't work well at all in really dark scenes. Usually, when it gets that dark, manual focus is required, which makes a goof viewfinder even more critical.
-At least 300 dpi (we're already there with the new Apple retina displays)
-60 fps refresh with no ghosting
-1000:1 contrast ratio or better
-The ability to reproduce dark scenes, without noise or grain, or having to go to B&W
That last point in critical for me, as I have found that live view/EVFs doesn't work well at all in really dark scenes. Usually, when it gets that dark, manual focus is required, which makes a goof viewfinder even more critical.
tinternaut
Veteran Member
I've used the G1's EVF and I'm delighted with the quality of it. It's large, offers 100% coverage and for shooting in good light it's absolutely fine. There is one thing they could improve though.......
These EVFs all have a bad case of "all your chimp are belong to us" and you are forced to see the photo you've taken every time. This is the cause of the so called lag between shots that many DSLR user complain about. If you're dealing with the kind of light you're familiar with and if you trust your skills and your camera, you should be able to switch this preview and just get on with shooting.
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These EVFs all have a bad case of "all your chimp are belong to us" and you are forced to see the photo you've taken every time. This is the cause of the so called lag between shots that many DSLR user complain about. If you're dealing with the kind of light you're familiar with and if you trust your skills and your camera, you should be able to switch this preview and just get on with shooting.
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Torsten Hoff
Senior Member
Not until electronic display technology approaches the dynamic range, resolution and color fidelity of an OVF. Until that happens the EVF is a compromise that I'd rather not make.
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