Shawn Wilton wrote:
> On 1/27/06, Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> 
>>
>>>I would never use mine even if it was
>>>live.  I can get a better picture through the viewfinder as I don't
>>>need to
>>>fight the sun/glare.  I'm sure over time though, most people will go
>>>for an
>>>arrangement like this.  Though I think it really only has utility
>>>with the
>>>PaS crowd.
>>
>>You have missed the point.
> 
> Indeed I did.
> 
> It's not the crummy thing on the BACK that will be live - I don't care
>>if it's live or dead. I only use the back LCD on my 7D because it
>>hasn't got an EVF. And to show people shots I have taken.
>>
>>It's the VIEWFINDER that will be electronic and live - the place
>>that's currently optically coupled to the lens most but not all of the
>>time.
> 
> Not sure I like that.  Not sure at all.  I like optics.  They're *always*
> smoother than a screen.  Would really have to try one of these cameras to
> really verfity that though.

The ONLY advantage I can see to having an electronic viewfinder is
if it can be more sensitive than an optical one. I do a lot of 
astrophotography, so I appreciate cameras like the Nikon coolpix
series that 'gain up' by integrating and letting me see stuff fainter
than my unaided eye can.

EVFs might also have advantage for manual focus if it provides a 'zoomed
and edge enhanced' insert box during focus ops (Pentax?).

And I suppose one could argue that having exposure info or other data
in the EVF may be helpful, but I find that I usually have such display
options turned off since the EVF resolution (so far) is NEVER as good
as optical.

Just my few billion electrons worth.

Robert
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