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Asked this on the rangefinderforum too (link). Curious to learn the opinions here.
I have recently entered the digital arena and purchased a GRDII. I come from a RF background (mainly M6 and Voigtlander) and find myself at the foot of what appears to be a steep learning curve. While being accustomed to the traditional camera controls to such an extend that I can focus on the subject, composition and light, I now need to think about settings, menu's and the like. However, I will get the hang of that eventually through practice.
One thing that interests me is the way people use the external viewfinder on the GRD (or any digital P&S for that matter). This seems to emulate the handling of the traditional RF camera to some extent. If one would switch off the screen, set to manual focus and metering, this would be much the case. However, I can see the point of using the viewfinder for the composition, and the electronic display for setting and controlling other parameters. I am just very interested to learn what works best for others.
I have not purchased the standard Ricoh viewfinder with the camera, but use a Voigtlander 25mm one which I already owned. Rather bulky and slightly wider, but quite nice and bright too.
Thanks up front for all comments!
I have recently entered the digital arena and purchased a GRDII. I come from a RF background (mainly M6 and Voigtlander) and find myself at the foot of what appears to be a steep learning curve. While being accustomed to the traditional camera controls to such an extend that I can focus on the subject, composition and light, I now need to think about settings, menu's and the like. However, I will get the hang of that eventually through practice.
One thing that interests me is the way people use the external viewfinder on the GRD (or any digital P&S for that matter). This seems to emulate the handling of the traditional RF camera to some extent. If one would switch off the screen, set to manual focus and metering, this would be much the case. However, I can see the point of using the viewfinder for the composition, and the electronic display for setting and controlling other parameters. I am just very interested to learn what works best for others.
I have not purchased the standard Ricoh viewfinder with the camera, but use a Voigtlander 25mm one which I already owned. Rather bulky and slightly wider, but quite nice and bright too.
Thanks up front for all comments!