MGrayson
Subscriber and Workshop Member
Since I currently have three mid-size MF systems in my home, I thought I'd compare their viewfinders from the PoV of a glasses wearer. This is, of course, only relevant to MY glasses, but the results are interesting, nevertheless.
You'll have to trust me on these images. I took notes as I was peering through the VF's, and then edited the images to match what I (think) I saw. In each image, I positioned my eye so that the entire left edge of the image was visible. The subject is, of course, irrelevant.
The Leica S is famous for its OVF, or "porthole", as some have called it. Indeed, with glasses, I could see almost the entire frame:
The X1D is more typical of all cameras, and it's why a good LCD is so important to my way of shooting.
I don't even keep the EVF connected on the Fuji GFX-100 because:
But with magnified, stabilized, manual AF, I don't miss it.
Best,
Matt
You'll have to trust me on these images. I took notes as I was peering through the VF's, and then edited the images to match what I (think) I saw. In each image, I positioned my eye so that the entire left edge of the image was visible. The subject is, of course, irrelevant.
The Leica S is famous for its OVF, or "porthole", as some have called it. Indeed, with glasses, I could see almost the entire frame:
The X1D is more typical of all cameras, and it's why a good LCD is so important to my way of shooting.
I don't even keep the EVF connected on the Fuji GFX-100 because:
But with magnified, stabilized, manual AF, I don't miss it.
Best,
Matt
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