SL2 vs SL1 Viewfinder Question

Waldemar wrote:

Lemming51 wrote:

plantdoc wrote:

The size of viewfinder may not help you see all of it if you wear glasses like I do. The key isn't size so much as "eye point" or a similar spec, which is available for binoculars but apparently not cameras. ...

Maybe not commonly listed in DPReview, but Canon, Nikon, maybe others do list eyepoint as part of the viewfinder specs for their DSLR bodies. For the SL1 and SL2 it is "Approx. 19mm". Same as 77D and most other Rebels. Not as good as the 80D's 22mm, but better than Nikon D3400's 18mm and D5600's 17mm.

Agree. As a glasses wearer, eyepoint as an important consideration when I'm shopping for a camera.

I wear glasses, I´ve tried the Nikon D5500 and the OVF was totally abysmal. A tiny hole at the end of a tunnel. My SL1´s VF is noticably better. My EOS M5 actually has by far the best VF of the bunch, as much as I usually prefer optical VFs.

Yes - I have an D5500 hanging around (I believe the OVF issue is unchanged on the D5600 which is 99.5% the identical camera) and the viewfinder is very small - another issue I have with it is that the data display beneath it auto-dims to near-illegibility in most cases - or else it's highly dependent on one's precise eyeline to remain visible.  Very frustrating (along with severe shutter shock with some lenses - it doesn't have EFCS like Canons.  It's not mirror slap as it still happens with mirror lockup).  A shame as it also has some very nice features, excellent out-of-camera quality and a rather nice design.