Re: P&S optical viewfinders


"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Colin Brace wrote:
Some months ago, I retired a 35mm Yashica T5 in favor of a Sony DSC
W5, which takes better pictures and is in many ways a more versatile
camera. However, in one particular respect, the Yashica was superior
to the Sony; its optical viewfinder was much better. My number one
aggravation with the Sony is that its viewfinder is about 25% smaller
than the actual picture. I like to photograph architecture (see
<flickr.com/photos/cbrace>), and I spend an inordinate amount of
effort trying to frame the pictures correctly, since normally it is a
tight fit, and it exasperates me no end that that what I see throught
the optical viewfinder doesn't match the final image.

At this point, buying a different camera is not an option but just out
of curiosity: are there digital P&S cameras with better optical
viewfinders? I for one just can't get used to shooting pictures by
means of the TFT screen, like I see many people doing.

Colin,

For your next camera, look at those with an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF).
This is small LCD, which is fitted into an SLR-like viewfinder enclosure,
so you use it like an SLR and bring the camera to your face. Being
electronic rather than a "best-attempt compromise" optical finder, it can
be 100% accurate. However, the image quality is not as high as the finder
on an SLR.

SLR snots such as myself often turn up their noses at these, but I really
enjoyed the Sony F707's EVF.

The only problem is that you should try before you buy; a lot of the EVFs
aren't as nice as the Sony's was.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan


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