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I tried a mirrorless. Have you?

Started Apr 18, 2022 | Discussions thread
Roland Karlsson Forum Pro • Posts: 30,035
Re: I tried a mirrorless. Have you?
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Sjak wrote:

Roland Karlsson wrote:

NOTE - I am really, really, really annoyed at the camera makers not telling how their EVF works. What is so secret about it?

The user manual can typically be found online nowadays. There the different functions are explained. Although the manual of most camera-companies are at least as bad as those from Pentax...

Enabling/disabling the exposure preview is commonplace. Enabling = preview of how the shot would look like, disabling would mean showing a visible picture, which can be very handy when working with studio flashes in an otherwise pretty dark studio. In both cases, the EVF-brightness can be adjusted to user's preferences.

Most cameras also have the option to show over/underexposure in the EVF, live histogram, etc.

Sorry, but they do not.

Of course, the manual shows how to change settings. And sometimes it even hints at what the setting does. But, not fully.

It says that you e.g. can adjust brightness or maybe set it to automatic. But, what does it mean? What happens if you under expose? What happens if it is dark or bright outside? It does not tell.

Many people says that EVF are good because they show you the actual result. But ,,, do they?

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