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Panasonic GX10 (rumoured, FT4)

Started Jan 22, 2020 | Discussions thread
jeffharris
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Re: Agreed; the tilting rear LED is far more useful

FunGuy66 wrote:

jeffharris wrote:

G1Houston wrote:

morinor wrote:

A tilting EVF can be handy for some. Personally I find that if you can attach your camera on your face, why you can't kneel if you have to? So it seems gimmick for me.

Exactly, for low angle shots, one still has to bend down un-comfortably using the tiny EVF, but it is so much easier to use the rear LED screen. Especially if you wear glasses ... The tilting EVF is a waste of variable resources in a compact camera body.

The tilty EVF is great for aiming UP. You can comfortably compose and not get a strained neck. I use it that way for interior architectural shots.
It’s also a bit more discrete when street shooting, since you can tilt it up a bit and it seems as though you’re not looking directly at someone (or something).

It’s so simple it’s a wonder no one else hadn’t thought of it sooner.

Might or might not have been the first, but the Panasonic LVF1 (fits GF1, GF2, LX5) goes back to 2010. Tilting is by far its best feature...

I have a tilty LVF-2 that works great with my GX1. Don't forget that!

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