MusicDoctorDJ wrote:
"But the EVF is here now, and it is at the point of surpassing the OVF in quality, despite whether you believe it or not! "
This is what I mean.
I've used the EVF, as have many reviewers and the consensus is just about the same amongst the field. Its the best EVF but it's not quite perfected yet and certainly not better than the high end OVF's out there (think $1,500.00 DSLRs and above- like the Canon 7D, Nikon D7000, Pentax K5 and above).
So . . . you say that you have used the EVF in the A65 and A77, yet your profile shows that you live in the US of A.
Considering that neither of those new cameras are available yet in the US of A, I find it hard to believe that you've actually tried them out.
According to Sony, they probably won't hit the shelves for at least another two weeks . . . and due to the floods in Thailand, that is a big IF.
And if you are using the EVF from the A33/35/55, then you are in for a great big treat once you do get to try out the new ones!
I just hope that you are open minded enough to really look at them instead of holding the old "OVF will always be better!" grudge that so many exhibit around here.
So I think he's quite open minded about the subject, perhaps you aren't ? You give no cause to think otherwise at this point.
So no, neither of you seem to really be open minded about these and are just spouting off a bunch of personal opinion about something neither of you have no real experience with to spout off all of that mantra.
However, I have tried them (A65, A77, Nex 5n & Nex 7 - all pre-production models), as I mentioned above at a Sony new camera seminar last week, unlike you two guys, who probably only own one or two DSLR's, and maybe have looked at a few more cameras in a cameras store or Best Buy, and can not have seen the new Sony's if you are indeed in the US of A.
Nice try, though . . . I'll give you that.
But next time try actually using the actual item before telling us how bad it is.
I, on the other hand, sell cameras for a living in a camera store and have had access to just about every DSLR and DSLR-like model that has been and still is available on an every day basis for years.
So yes . . . I do have cause and experience with many DSLR's, OVF's and EVF's and have tried them all out.
Heck . . . I almost was one of those digital haters that thought film would always be better than digital . . . but I finally did wake up and saw the light!
It has been almost seven years since the last roll of film went through one of my Canon F1n's.
Not to mention that I made my living for over 20 years looking through 35mm OVF's and 4x5 ground glass, so I do know a good viewfinder when I see one!
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J. D.
Colorado
