On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the tip! > > BTW, I haven't used the camera much yet, am waiting for this flavor of ORF to > be recognized by LR before I start giving it a workout. I have played a > little with the feature that activates a zoom of sorts in the EVF when you > try to touch up the focus (i.e., use the focus ring whilst AF is turned on). > It could take some getting used to, but it could be very useful in macro > shots or in longer telephoto shots. I like that they haven't merely added an > EVF as a substitute for the missing optical finder, but have also used the > technology to add capabilities not available with an optical setup.
I'm kinda waiting for the same thing. An Oly E-PL2 or a Fuji X100 are on my list of potential "compact with pro image quality" picks, but since I really have no immediate or pressing need for either, I won't buy anything until I can use the raw files in Lightroom. EVFs for small format cameras are much better than optical viewfinders in general for this genera of camera. They miss on the absolute responsiveness of an optical viewfinder and suitability for sequence shooting, but win on overall usability and on the additional features and information they can present. The X100 viewfinder looks like an idea hybrid of both types suitable for a quality fixed lens camera, the clip-on 'pure' EVF of the E-PL2 is more suitable for an interchangeable lens camera. SLR viewfinders are challenged as the format shrinks due to the loss of light at the illuminating focusing screen and the shorter focal lengths required for standard FoV values. It becomes harder to focus due to both shorter focal length lenses and more depth of field as well as light losses in the viewfinder system. EVFs solve that problem. When I consider the Olympus E-5 I purchased recently and consider its price and size, I know that a big chunk of my money went to the over-size optical viewfinder system in order to provide sufficient brightness and magnification to support a professional grade camera. A suitable EVF will solve these problems nicely at a lower cost and superior performance once they get the responsiveness and sequence capability ramped up a little bit. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
