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EVF10.............Did I waste my money? I think so!

Started Oct 21, 2014 | Discussions thread
Helen
Helen Veteran Member • Posts: 7,606
Re: EVF10.............Did I waste my money? I think so!
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JW PHOTO wrote:

Thanks Kaziklu and if I remember right it was an Oly EVF I look through, but not sure. I will agree that the Samsung EVF10 is a dog especially by todays standards. Oh well, like I said, live and learn I guess. Still impressed with the humble NX100 for what I use it for and it really comes alive with some of my manual lenses. Biting sharp! John W

I agree with all that's been said so far.  Chances are, you looked through an Olympus VF2 (their first EVF) which is massively impressive, even today (and remains the basis of the built-in EVF of the OM-D E-M5 and E-M10, as well as still being available new).  The Samsung EVF10, on the other hand, is very similar EVF-quality wise to the equally-unimpressive Panasonic LVF1 (for the GF1) - a small, low-res image with very pronounced "rainbowing" courtesy of its sequential field design, plus a not-particularly well-designed set of eyepiece optics.  I bought one a couple of years ago for an NX100, and returned it within a day because I was so disappointed with the EVF10 - it was also incredibly hard to fit, at least the first time, requiring enough force that I felt like I was hammering it in!  The final straw was the fact that it had no tilt facility, unlike practically any other accessory EVF (including the LVF1 from Panny).

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