EVF vs Live View

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?

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?

Are you only asking about full frame mirrorless? I use the screen for most of my M6II shooting (even though I have the EVF), but the EVF for most of my R shooting.

I don't really track my usage but I tend to use the rear LCD when using a tripod and the EVF when shooting handheld.  I believe I am more comfortable with EVF because of habits formed when shooting with a DSLR.

Alastair Norcross wrote:

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?

Are you only asking about full frame mirrorless? I use the screen for most of my M6II shooting (even though I have the EVF), but the EVF for most of my R shooting.

Well, good point, we might as well include that! Note however that most cropped body mirrorless Canon cameras don't come with built-in EVFs which might be by default driving use of live view.

I use the viewfinder for things like birds/subjects that need me to change the AF point often or distant/elevated subjects, or on days where its so bright in cant reasonably see the LCD.

Most of what I photograph is family and friends, every single one of which I am at least a foot taller than, so if I use the efv for those the angle is a bit unflattering. I shoot from roughly hip to chest height with the LCD so they all look better.

Noogy wrote:

What about you?

For stills, almost 100% EVF. Back screen only when on tripod or some support doing a tricky composition (rare in my shooting style)

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?

In my opinion, the only goofy style is holding a mirrorless DSLR-format camera out in front to view the LCD in Live View at arm's length.

Otherwise, it depends on whether I'm shooting handheld--for which will be using the EVF--or supported--for which I will be using the LCD.

My portrait work is usually supported, my stage production work is usually hand-held.

when handhold is EVF Mostly, since thats less shaking grip than holding camera in front of you and looking at back LCD

on tripod i use mostly back LCD

SergioThor wrote:

when handhold is EVF Mostly, since thats less shaking grip than holding camera in front of you and looking at back LCD

on tripod i use mostly back LCD

+1

Handheld or monopod it's always EVF with LCD folded in. Tripod is almost always LCD with remote release.

Interesting question. I am finding that I use LV a little more than I used to, mainly due to the flip out screen, but I'm still easily in the 90% EVF category.

FWIW since getting the R6 I'm increasingly using the EVF to review shots rather than looking at the rear LCD. This is partly due to eyesight issues (starting to really need glasses for reading distance but never carry them with me!) but also due to the return of the thumb joystick for panning the image around.

On that last point, does anybody know if there's a way to enable panning of review images in the EVF using the rear LCD - in much the same way as the rear LCD is used to move the AF point while composing in the EVF? If that's not possible and anybody from Canon  is seeing this, how about adding that in a firmware update?

Almost 100% EVF on the R & R5, because I paid for it. It has better resolution, not affected by bright light, more stable, and people give me more respect.

I also own a M6, which does not have an EVF.  In that case, it is 100% LCD screen.

BTW, the EVF is also Live View, i.e., electronic not an optical view.

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?

having used the flippy LCD at a low angel the other day with my R6  in sunlight and found it impossible to see the AF points only reinforced my decision  that i would never buy an enthusiast camera without a VF

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.