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M100 and no viewfinder

Started Feb 12, 2020 | Discussions thread
fstopx2 Senior Member • Posts: 1,088
Re: M100 and no viewfinder

Hoka Hey wrote:

Alastair Norcross wrote:

Hoka Hey wrote:

Alastair Norcross wrote:

I grew up with cameras with viewfinders (film SLR's), and, like you, used to think of real cameras as having viewfinders you hold up to your eyes. I still have a DSLR (7DII), but do almost all my shooting with an M (M6II). Since getting my first M, the original, I have become more and more used to, and appreciative of, shooting with the screen. The tilting screen of the M6 (my second M) opened up whole new worlds for me. Now I much prefer shooting with the screen, and even though I have the EVF for my M6II, I only use it with long lenses. The assumption that eye-level shooting with a viewfinder is somehow the norm is just an artifact of the popularity of SLR's and rangefinders, from the 1950's through the 1990's. I have found my shooting to be much more enjoyable, and varied, now that I'm not locked in to the camera-to-the-eye perspective.

How do you deal with glare issues? I enjoy shooting from the screen and would love to leave the EVF at home, but regularly find myself in situations where the glare makes it impossible to compose an image.
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Joe

I have an anti-glare screen protector, and I have set the record button to brighten the screen. Between those two things, I can always see the screen. I live in Boulder, which is one of the sunniest cities in the US (300 days of sunshine per year), but haven't had any problems. Also, sometimes just tilting the screen a bit one way or another will eliminate glare.

Thanks. Would you have a link to the anti-glare screen protector that you use?

Buy a matte screen protector (film). The matte finish makes a huge difference outside and you will not have the glare. I have this exact film on all my cameras and smartphones. It works great.

Armorsuit Matte Screen Protector

This is a matt screen protector for an iPhone. Cut it to fit your camera. Doesnt matter whether its for an iphone, android, whatever... What I care about is that its matt. Measure, make a template out of cardboard before you cut it. Than do the real cutting.

I used to have to have the viewfinder on all my cameras but am now over it. Thanks to my smartphone it no longer bothers me. Shooting off the back is now my normal. I actually prefer all the camera controls on the screen now. Granted I am an amateur so it may not a make pro happy that is used to the viewfinder.

Frankly I like shooting off the big screen on the back.

Its like everything else in life, the key is flexibility and the willingness to adapt.

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