Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Rory on October 22, 2017, 10:45:46 am
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For the technically inclined on this august forum: is it possible to combine an optical and electronic viewfinder in one camera?
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I think these already exist, to some extent - I hedge the veracity of the definitions - and though I have zero interest in camera reviews anymore (Leica remains too exotic for my pension), I do think such have been reviewed on LuLa recently.
Rob
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Would the Fuji X-PRO series count?
Dave S
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For the technically inclined on this august forum: is it possible to combine an optical and electronic viewfinder in one camera?
If you use liveview with a loupe almost every DSLR is such a camera.
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Or the wonderful Fuji X100F and its predecessors.
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Or the wonderful Fuji X100F and its predecessors.
The hybrid viewfinder in the X100F looks interesting. What I'm most interested in is combining a TTL OVF with an EVF. I'd like to be able to flip back and forth or see EVF data (like focus peaking, histogram) overlaid on the OVF.
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I find the X100F non TTL OVF is fine for most uses and then if I am really concerned about exact composition or focus acquisition I can switch to EVF. I think many X-Pro2 users always use the EVF which to my mind seems pointless although totally practical.
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I find the OVF on the X-Pro series good for 16-60 mm or 24 to 90 mm equvalent. Reminds me of the Leica CL of yester years.
Dave S
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So what is stopping Canon and Nikon from implementing a dual OVF/EVF?
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So what is stopping Canon and Nikon from implementing a dual OVF/EVF?
If I may be brave for a moment: maybe they don't equate these multi-trick ponies with thoroughbreds.
Rob
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But if folks want them, perhaps they should pay attention.
Dave
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OVF on an SLR relies on the mirror being down. EVF on an SLR relies on the mirror being up. :) A large part of the mirrorless appeal to camera makers has to do with reducing mechanical complexity (and thus manufacturing costs). A hybrid OVF/EVF adds rather than reduces complexity. I see the interest in a hybrid, to whatever extent it exists, as a short-term thing. Once the folks who got their start in pic taking with OVF cameras are “out of the picture” that interest will likely disappear. If I were a manufacturer I’d want to skip the hybrid stage altogether and go from OVF straight to EVF. And I suspect this is how it’ll play out.
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