Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK I just checked and it's true, the GF 1 accessory finder has 220,000 dots per whatever versus over 900,000 for the G1/GH1 built in finder. However, the EP-2 accessory finder has over 1 million dots. It also fits and is usable with the EP 1 which can be gotten for about $580. Which is good because the EP-2 finder alone is $250. With all that said I'd go with the EP-1 and the accessory EVF if it works well and is designed well etc. Which is to say of course I'd try it first. More info here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/675005-REG/Olympus_260057_VF_2_Electronic_Viewfinder_Black_.html#features On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM, rob mcclure <rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com> wrote: > I agree totally with Vince and James. The G1 viewfinder is simply > incredible. Works especially well in low light (compared to a SLR > viewfinder) and the ability to add a grid, change ISO, metering, etc. while > viewing is a big plus. > > Rob > > On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:56 PM, James Laird wrote: > > I agree completely with Vince. I have a GH1 and I would say it has the >> best electronic viewfinder I've every seen. It does get a little >> 'grainy' in low light but still indicates proper focus, even in the >> manual focus mode. Not as pocketable as the GF-1 but it has the swing >> and rotate LCD which the GF1 doesn't have which I myself have found >> very handy, and when you add the accessory viewfinder to the GF1 it >> not only adds to it's expense but makes it harder to slip into your >> pocket. >> >> Jim >> >> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> ALL the comments I've read say the accessory viewfinders (Panosonics and >>> Olympus' new one) are inferior to the built-ins on the G1 and GH1 and, >>> presumably, the new G2 line as well. >>> >>> As a G1 user I've been quite surprised by how good the viewfinder is. I >>> was >>> a skeptic about Live View versus SLR optical vfs. Indeed the G1 has two >>> features superior to the slr vf and the accessory versions will have >>> these >>> too: the 5X magnification for focusing; and when using a MF lens, the >>> viewfinder goes dark if you're accidentally stopped down very low (the >>> camera cannot tell you your aperture digitally when you're using the MF >>> lenses) so you don't have to learn by taking a picture and seeing it >>> black... >>> >>> of course no one on the LUG is that incompetent but still..... >>> >>> Vince >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone had personal experience with (or read comments by anyone who >>>> has) with both the GF-1's accessory EVF (DMW-LVF1) and the G1's built-in >>>> EVF? How do they compare for quality? I believe that G1's EVF uses a >>>> very >>>> high-pixel LCD with a much better image than the LVF1. >>>> >>>> The rumor mill has Panasonic replacing the current LFF-1 with one that >>>> uses >>>> the same high-density LCD screen as the G1. Any updates? >>>> >>>> ?howard >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >