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EVF vs Live View

Started Apr 1, 2021 | Polls thread
RogerZoul
RogerZoul Veteran Member • Posts: 3,243
Re: EVF vs Live View
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Noogy wrote:

After almost three years of full frame mirrorless cameras from Canon, I would just like to know if you're still mostly using the EVF vs Live View when shooting. I am at 70/30 in favor of Live View. What about you?

There is no separate Live View on the R5.  You mean viewing on the LCD vs using the EVF.  Both view what is coming off the sensor.  DSLR had two modes, one where you Thur the optical VF and the other where the mirror was moved up and you could see what was hitting the sensor directly (Live View).

One thing I like about the ML system is that I can see exactly what the sensor sees through the VF.  It means I can switch from stills to movies without taking the camera from my eye when using a long telephoto lens for which it would be really hard to view the LCD screen while hand holding.  Hence, I never use the LCD screen for shooting.

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