Nathan,
don't get me started ;-).
But the obvious ones are:
- magnification for accurate focusing of manual lenses
- visible feedback on the exposure
Some others maybe could be implemented in a hybrid viewfinder as well
- real time overlay of histogram, or over-/under exposure blinking
- review of picture without moving the camera from your eyes
- adjusting several settings on the camera without moving the camera from
your eyes (let's not move this to a thread about the superior x-pro UI ;-)
And again, I understand these might not be beneficial for your style of
shooting, but they sure are for mine.
Best, Frank
2013/12/5 Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Frank, the frame lines in the Fuji X-Pro 1 finder adjust to the focal
> length, including when using the 18-55 zoom. When you put the camera in
> macro mode, it switches to EVF automatically so as to eliminate parallax
> error. Other than macro, I fail to see what advantage an EVF would ever
> have over a good optical finder.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 5 Dec 2013, at 19:55, Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hmm.. it represents big steps forward too, but you are right that it is
> no
> > free lunch. I see your conclusion from a street photography point of
> view,
> > but there are (many) forms of photography where the benefits might
> outweigh
> > the costs.
> >
> > I have no first hand experience, but isn't this optical viewfinder of the
> > Fuji not limited to two focal lengths? Isn't that reducing its benefits
> to
> > lenses with FL's close to those? Not even mentioning the zooms?
> >
> > For the tennis fans around here with an e-m5: you did activate the e-m5's
> > higher EVF refresh rate? I think that should give a bigger chance to get
> a
> > ball in your pictures ;-).
> >
> > Best, Frank
> >
> >
> > 2013/12/4 Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >> This is why the move to electronic viewfinders is a big step backwards
> for
> >> photography. I will never buy a camera that does not have a decent
> optical
> >> viewfinder. The hybrid implementation in the Fuji X-Pro 1 is the best of
> >> both worlds: EVF for macro, optical for everything else.
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