I once had a Sony F717 with electronic viewfinder. For focusing it could zoom in to see an enlargement of the image centre. That was actually a nice feature. Other than that, I prefere a bright, large optical viewfinder. The design issue is for camera makers, not photofrgraphers. I actually love the traditional layout and functionality of a SLR/DSLR, that enables me to see through the actual image rendering lens - through filters and other stuff I put in front of the lens. A lot of people feel the same wasy I suppose, which may explain why this concept is the most successful ever. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Adam Maas Sendt: 19. september 2006 16:10 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: Size comparo: K10D vs K100D Takeshita K wrote: > > Not wishing to stir up any controversy, but above begs another question. > I wonder what other folks think about EVF which will eliminate the > mirror box, and give lens designers a tremendous freedom in designing > SLR lenses, particularly wider angle ones. It will also eliminate > the "ugly" gables from the top of traditional SLRs, giving all sorts > of freedom in body design too. > Yes, I understand all the arguments that the optical view finder is > the essence of SLR and so forth (SLRs are often judged by their > viewfinder performance). > However, I once peeped through an EVF of one of the K/M models > (DiMage A2 or A200 or some such) and was surprised to find how clear > the image was (I know the poor EVF's of many P&S digicams which are > only useful for the composition). > But if the resolution is at least 1mp and the refresh rate is fast > enough, I would be very interested in it. It can be a 100% view area, > brighter (it could even be illuminated under certain conditions), and > give all sorts of creative options such as instant magnification > etc. Most of all, it is going to give a live view in SLRs. > > Maybe Pentax might be the first one to adopt a superior EVF for > K1D ;-). Then again, they are still too conservative in adopting too > radical a feature as a pioneer, unlike their past. > > Ken > Ugh, I've tried EVF's. Even good ones. or supposedly good ones. While I can see the utility of a camera like the DSC-R1, using the LCD as a waistlevel and such when working slowly, EVF's are laggy, difficult to use in manual focus or confirming focus, have large issues in low light (as they are dependant on the sensor's high ISO performance) and low resolution, not to mention the DoF preview issues with them. I won't buy an EVF camera. Especially if it's claiming to be an SLR. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/450 - Release Date: 09/18/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.5/450 - Release Date: 09/18/2006 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
