Aussies - E-P5 again

NorCal Jim wrote:

traveler_101 wrote:

The other method I have always used - holding the camera at the waist with the screen flipped out - is also good, especially for stealth and for lower angled shots.

Mid-chest to waist level with tilted screen works for me most times.

My thanks to Guy for encouraging me to stick with the E-P5.

It is a good camera and for me very possibly my last Olympus camera. Later Olympus bodies have gone backwards in some regards as far as I am concerned, the latest E-M10iii being a prime example of total dumbing down to where it is less featured than my old E-PL1 (no MySets and no RC flash control).

Hmmm...putting one's face next to the LCD would probably dampen the light washing out the screen. I mostly use just the LCD but very much appreciate having the VF-4 available when needed. No, it's not as convenient as a built-in EVF but its performance is superb. Thanks for sharing this work-around to an EVF--I'll have to give it a try.

Jim

Many in the compact world use a ClearViewer http://www.clearviewer.com/Products.html and the Pens are catered for, one man company so can make what you need. In my Oly C-5060 days I mangled a 35mm slide viewer to do the same thing as the ClearViewer (before it was invented). He made the first one for his Panasonic LX3, in my case I added an anti-glare plastic screen to my LX3 to get away from its mirror like surface.

Since the reliability of AF of the E-P5 plus the 12-40/2.8, with its darn good IBIS and 0 sec anti-shock, plus the 16MP sensor delivering OK results at higher ISO then photography has become easier for me. I can get on with taking photos and generally forget about checking to see "if that turned out alright".

In bright light, sure it is hard to see the screen but usually some shading with a hat and some educated guesswork the results turn out OK. I would much rather see the wider scene "live" as opposed to viewing a small section of the world through an eyepiece.

Regards.... Guy