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45 degree viewfinder - worth the money?

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Architeuthis Regular Member • Posts: 491
Re: 45 degree viewfinder - worth the money?

kelpdiver wrote:

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

And my neck hurts after a lot of diving, so...

this would seem to be the primary incentive then. I would think the 45 would generally help, but in a few situations be less ideal. Though the ones that come to mind - wide angle shot horizonally, you can do without the viewfinder pretty readily.

My personal experience is, that after becoming accustoumed to the 45° viewfinder, also WA is very comfortable and when there is bright sunlight, it is a clear advantage. The viewfinder needs to be turned (what is easily accomplished), as the strobes also need it (not always, but often), when switching from portrait to landscape...

Wolfgang

P.S.: Craigs situation, as a DSLR photographer, is a little bit different from the situation of mirrlorless users: with the optical viewfinder as primary viewfinder, an additional viewfinder for the housing is even much more required for good visibility (for mirrorless users that can easily use the backscreen, it is mostly the 45° angle that is worth going for the additional viewfinder).

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