back to canon :)

KwhyChang wrote:

patticake wrote:

KwhyChang wrote:

patticake wrote:

so after years of mirrorless (both m4/3 and APSC), i needed a camera with an optical viewfinder. i have some arm and wrist injuries, so i needed the camera to be light, and while it's not perfect, after lots of reading, trying cameras and considering my actual needs, i ordered an SL1 (100D) with STM kit lens and 55-250 STM. i've rented one before, and liked it a lot. while i'd have liked a bigger OVF, a second control dial and a different grip, i find that it's the best compromise while i'm doing PT for my wrist and shoulder. if things improve, i can move up to a T6s or just maybe an 80D.

i've owned, used and enjoyed an a620 (which is the camera that got me into digital photography from film), a 30D, sx230, sx280 and an sx50, so i do love canon. i'm happy to come back to the canon family, and look forward to shooting my new camera, and am planning to add a 35mm f/2 IS and a long, cheap but light 75-300.

Congrats on the SL1. I really like its small size.

Funny that you talk about coming back to Canon. I stopped using my 5D, 20D, and T1i in 2010 for µ4/3 but I kept all of my Canon gear. I also use Sony FF mirrorless since 2013.

I also just starting using the Canon T1i again, being the smallest, and upgraded to the T6s. I actually prefer an EVF to an OVF, but I missed using my 70-200/4 IS for faster subjects.

me, too!

i'm hoping to at least upgrade to the T6s, which i quite like - if only the OVF were bigger, it would be at 90% of everything i like, which is pretty impressive. it would be nice to imagine the features on the 7D, but i doubt that's going to happen.

i, too, prefer some EVFs to all OVFs - in fact, i love the one in my sony a6000. after that, OVFs seem like dark tunnels, even the bigger, brighter ones - but if there's one thing owning and renting a lot of cameras has showed me, it's that you really can't have everything you want but you can have enough to make taking pictures very satisfying, and that's what counts the most - but i'd still like 2 dials, a grip i like and a larger OVF in a lighter camera *LOL*

Very true. The best EVF I have ever used and still use is the one in my Sony A7. It is fantastic. When you use manual lenses you can see focus peaking, even assign the color you want, have magnification so that you can see focus upclose like never possible on any OVF I've used.

But really the best thing is your are seeing the actual image as it will be recorded so if you point to the sky you can see the too dark land and when you point at the land you can see the blown highlights. It's much easier to set exposure lock.

i totally agree that the best thing about an EVF (not all of them, but the good ones) is you can see exactly how the pic will look to adjust it to just what you want.

of course, some DSLRS have a DOF preview button that helps you see what you get as far as aperture, but it's not as good since you can't see things related to your own exposure, ISO, etc.  some people have told me to just shoot with the histogram, but i prefer what i see to what the camera meters - not only can i get a feel of the overal pic, but i like to shoot low light pics that look dark with small lit elements.