Wieland wrote:
WW> Can somebody explain to me why the viewfinders are so bad these
WW> days? What is the problem?
Reason no. 1:
More info in the viewfinder -> lower magnification.
Nowadays people like to be in control without taking the camera
from the eye. The old adagio about seeing the picture with your
eyes first seems to be less valued than ever. In this line I'd be
surprised to see optical viewfinders 10 years from now. More likely
a TV screen with superimposed "new" critical data, like subject
velocity, exposure levels map, etc.
Reason no. 2:
Better autofocus needs more light, on the detriment of the
viewfinder. What's then to be done to preserve the viewfinder's
brightness? Easy, make it smaller and call it higher eye point to
keep the customer happy.
It's all about evolution. :o/
Cynicism aside, I can live with my MZ-5N viewfinder. The very fine
matte area that allows good manual focus makes up for the low
magnification (0.8, still one of the highest). If only that eyepiece
wouldn't scratch that easy...
Servus, Alin
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