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M100 and no viewfinder

Started Feb 12, 2020 | Discussions thread
jalywol
jalywol Forum Pro • Posts: 12,296
It depends upon your eyesight.
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20 years ago, I had no problem whatsoever with a rear screen camera with no viewfinder, even using one of the teeny tiny (1.8") rear screens that they used to put on the early generation digital cameras.

However, about 15 years ago, when I was in my mid-40s, age related presbyopia set in, and from about 10 years ago on I simply could not see the rear screen well enough, even with my progressive lenses, to shoot the way I wanted to. So, for me, I must have an EVF. Sure, I do use the rear screen for some shooting, and current screens are quite good, but for more critical composition, or use in bright sun, or for reviewing images, for me an EVF is essential.

Now, if I had the same eyesight I had when I was 40, I would be fine with a non-EVF camera. But, that's not how the cookie has crumbled

-J

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