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SL2: A great addition to any Canon kit

Started Jul 23, 2017 | User reviews thread
Selene Senior Member • Posts: 1,308
Re: SL2: ... Info lacking or hidden in the FULL manual

I completely prefer the Viewfinder like you.  I hate taking pictures with live view, although I was encouraged to do so on a camera club trip to the Antelope Canyons and monument valley.  I was using a 5D mk iv and I somewhat got used to the liveview shooting and even liked how easy it was to hit the right focus point and exposure with the touch screen on that camera.  But...and this is a big but...I haven't used live view since! I went right back to my old view finder ways.  Maybe it is habit, but I find it easier to get the right focus with my eye on the viewfinder.

I think so many people are used to taking pictures with cell phones, that the tendency is to think that people will be mostly using live view (which is true for a lot of people I see taking pictures), so that's probably what camera companies assume people want to do with entry level cameras.  But you are right--I think Canon hasn't realized that there are a lot of people that find the Sl/2 appealing not because it is an entry level camera because it is a good smaller version of a dslr that has surprisingly good image quality.

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