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I tried a mirrorless. Have you?

Started Apr 18, 2022 | Discussions thread
Alex Sarbu Forum Pro • Posts: 13,257
Yes, several
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Not the very latest models, though. So yeah, there are a few "latest and greatest" EVFs I haven't seen yet.

Some were quite awful, some decent - but none on the level I'd want to give up on high quality optical viewfinders. And, for me, they're not as comfortable or pleasing in use.

KL Matt wrote:

But when he says he likes the electronic viewfinder because you see what you're going to get later as a file, I don't understand where that comes from.

Marketing, obviously. People are often repeating companies' marketing without realizing it.

Of course, as any good marketing slogan there's a bit of truth behind it. Yes, there's exposure simulation. Yes, the color profile can be roughly approximated by the EVF. Yes, you can see a monochrome image.

But... there are numerous ways in which you won't get what you see (you already mentioned DR). And the problem is, you no longer see what you're photographing; only what the camera can show you - in a hastily captured & processed image.

Which might be fine. Or not.

Alex

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