Live View - Who Uses and "How Much - %"???

[Akemi]

I never use it on my E3 as the lcd is garbage. I'd rather they did away with it and offered it as a novelty feature on non-pro cams.

 

[Travel_G]

...and when I play with my daughter cos she likes seeing things on the screen.

Pretty useless in daylight on my E-510.

The x10 zoom is IMHO really good for manual focusing at night (very limited experience though).

 

[pop7]

Hi ,just got my e510, upgrade from an oly p&s and I really love the viewfinder on SLR's, even though everyone says it's small , I don't find it that way especially coming from a P&S.I think the LV would have been better if I could rotate it like the E3 but I really didn't buy for the LV . I think it looks bit more pro (poser me) using the viewfinder and easier to compose shots.Panorama lot easier with LV.

 

[Stujoe]

I tried it to test it out but that is it.

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[Kirasir]

I never use it on my E3 as the lcd is garbage. I'd rather they did
away with it and offered it as a novelty feature on non-pro cams.

"You don't like cats? You simply don't know, how to cook them..." (c)

As to me, the longer I use E-3 for a PJ work, the more I use Live View - not for focusing, just for framing. It allows me to shoot from close distance, under the bunting (oh, I hate that bunting!!!) and to remain in a relatively safe position, without a probability that 37 inch tires will roll over my head. Even on the night race... Or to place camera under the car to shoot mechaniс, fixing the broken suspension. To shoot from the ground level, moving around the navigators, trying to push the ground anchor. Or to shoot from above the head level the results of a rollover... I never made attempts to calculate the percent of shots that I made with the help of LV, and, of course, the majority of shots are taken with the help of optical viewfinder. Still LV is a VERY USEFULL feature for a pro reporter.















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[Fritz Solms]

1. yes, now and then
2. 2-4%
3. macro, low-light, high/low view points, discrete photos for non-posed photos.
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E-3, 7-14, 14-54, 35 macro, 50 f2, 50-200

 

[laLady]

1. Do you use Live View (Y/N)?

Y

2. How much do you use it (percentage of shooting - like 2%, 25%, etc...)?

100%

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

Everything. Love it!

 

[laLady]

1. Do you use Live View (Y/N)?

Y

2. How much do you use it (percentage of shooting - like 2%, 25%, etc...)?

100%

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

Everything. Love it!

 

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[tinternaut]

Would be the simple answer. Also, whenever I need to hold the camera above my head (Olympus really needs to implement high and low viewing angle modes on their none articulated LCDs IMHO).

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[Rens]

because of LV and articulating screen.

Coming from the Sony R1 (a good camera in its way) on which the electronic viewfinder is rubbish, I find I now take more pictures through the excellent OVF on the E3. And miss some good perspectives I'd have found on the Sony.

I'm having to remind myself to use the LV when it's appropriate, particularly from low down.

A larger (articulating) LV screen would be nice on the E3 replacement, but more important is a brighter one for use in sunlight.

Rens

 

[BamaPanda]

..some of the DR issues that have been brought up here - I mean with the type sensor that has to be used to have live view.
I know it is really a non issue for Oly supporters. Just a curious question.
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'We all have it, but how do we use it?'

 

[Mike_PEAT]

Thought this might be interesting information to see who "is" vs "is
not" using Live View. Obviously a Oly innovation that is considered a
"must" today on all DSLR's by most reviewers and by all Mfg's.

Actually, a Canon SLR (EOS 20Da) had it before Oly, but Canon's was in a camera aimed at astronomy photographers.

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

I mostly use it for stage presentations/workshops...the live view feed is hooked up to a digital projector, so the audience (which can be close to 200) can see through the viewfinder. For this use I prefer Mode A on an E-330 so the shutter isn't burned out prematurely.

The only other time I'd use it is for macros, or shooting close to the ground (with the E-330 tilt screen).

 

[Barry Stewart]

Thought this might be interesting information to see who "is" vs "is
not" using Live View. Obviously a Oly innovation that is considered a
"must" today on all DSLR's by most reviewers and by all Mfg's.

Actually, a Canon SLR (EOS 20Da) had it before Oly, but Canon's was
in a camera aimed at astronomy photographers.

Back to Oly for being first... if we can count the E-10 and E-20, which had live view but didn't have a mirror to flap.

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

I mostly use it for stage presentations/workshops...the live view
feed is hooked up to a digital projector, so the audience (which can
be close to 200) can see through the viewfinder. For this use I
prefer Mode A on an E-330 so the shutter isn't burned out prematurely.

I discovered this use too, which makes the 330 very useful when I give talks on camera use at the local library. Sadly, I seem to have misplaced that cable. The librarian is searching for it.

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Barry

 

[Barry Stewart]

I'll put a link to my thread on E-330 Live 'A' lag time that got no responses > > >

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=28374030

Because of screen refresh delay, there is lag, if you use the LCD to judge your timing. For action, I use the LCD to get framed, then look over top of the camera at the actual target. Then there is no delay.
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Barry

 

[Ben Herrmann]

1. Yes, I use it - but only with the E330 (due to the articulating LCD).

2. When using the E330, I tend to use it more than 75% of the time.

3. Indoor portraits, or indoor model home photography.

Live view on fixed LCD's is, IMO, a waste because one would tend hardly to ever use it.
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As always - good shooting....

 

[junco]

Due to deterrating eye problems, I use magnifing glasses while using live view with my E410, about 85% of the time. I do what I can and appreciate all of the pictures that are on this forum. You people on this forum are some of the best....

 

[DRabbit]

1. Do you use Live View (Y/N)?

Yes

2. How much do you use it

Less than 5% of the time

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

To take shots I otherwise would have a hard time framing through the viewfinder. For example, recently I was at an abandoned mental hospital taking some photos... I had the opportunity to stick my hand through a broken window to take a shot down a hallway... I wouldn't have been able to do it (other than blindly) without live-view.



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[Godfrey]

(I use the Panasonic L1)

1. Do you use Live View (Y/N)?

Yes. Often.

2. How much do you use it (percentage of shooting - like 2%, 25%,
etc...)?

Impossible to estimate. I use it when the situation is appropriate.

3. If you use it, for what subject matter or under what conditions?

LV proves to be very handy in a number of circumstances:

• working on a tripod ... so much nicer to have a nice big image to judge framing and focus with, so much easier to get a good view with than smashing my body and face to the camera when in oddball positions

• for doing off the cuff low and high viewpoint shots

• when doing any kind of precision macro work in tabletop ... the grid overlays allow precise positioning and 100% FoV registration.

• when checking focus with an adapted manual focus lens ... even if I make the exposure with my eye to the viewfinder, the MF Assist at 4x or 10x magnification makes it a cinch to nail the focus with a 20mm, 50mm or 180mm lens.

etc etc

Godfrey

 

[knoblock]

1. Yes
2. About 5% of all images.

3. Focusing legacy lenses, any time the camera is mounted to the tripod or for studio type photography.

Use rises to 100% using manual focus legacy lenses at times and nearly always when indoors for a still life or such. If I were shooting landscape a lot I would probably use LV with a tripod as well.

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