The EVF blues

[JoeV]

I've shot the Lumix G1 since 2008 and the G5 for several years, both with EVFs, in bright New Mexico sun, and have very few issues, certainly nothing that prevents me from properly composing. In fact, I find it very hard to go back to an optical viewfinder after getting used to the 100% accurate composition possible in an EVF.

~Joe

 

[literiter]

Just stay with the M3. I don't ever remember having this problem no matter which glasses I was wearing.

Just checked, my K1000 seems to work well with polarized sunglasses as well. 🙂

Yeah! I noticed that!

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Just stay with the M3. I don't ever remember having this problem no matter which glasses I was wearing.

Just checked, my K1000 seems to work well with polarized sunglasses as well. 🙂

But when I crank up the ISO to 6400 with the M3, the view gets wierd. 😛

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Akiva, another issue can lead to darkened EVF. If you're using non-Fuji X lens, then view will be dark when using smaller apertures (i.e.: small diameter). You have to open lens wide open to focus, then stop back down to desired aperture. If you already know this, I then quote Gilda Radner: "nevermind". 🙂

 

[Avotius]

XE1, blazing sun of the Tibetan grasslands. No problems. Beware polarized sunglasses.

Consider a DSLR 😀

 

[Scrambler]

If I remember correctly the evf on the xe2 is also an oled. If it is polarized sunglasses as the issue, I don't c what difference this will make.. Please explain?

Gary

LCD screens are polarized; it's how they work. So at one angle you get nothing, at 90 degrees to it you have no loss at all ( screen appears relatively brighter than surrounds) when you look at an LCD through a polarized (sunglasses) lens.

LEDs are not normally polarized. Nor are optical viewfinders.

 

[Addy101]

Akiva, another issue can lead to darkened EVF. If you're using non-Fuji X lens, then view will be dark when using smaller apertures (i.e.: small diameter). You have to open lens wide open to focus, then stop back down to desired aperture. If you already know this, I then quote Gilda Radner: "nevermind". 🙂

What? My Sony will show the picture like i will take it and I easily can see the picture even if I stop down to f/16 😱

I never use polarised glasses when I photograph - everything looks great with beautiful colours and the pictures are disappointing. But only when you're into colour...

 

[Gid]

More EVF Blues

More EVF Blues

Picked up an XE1 and 18-55 yesterday. Checked use indoors last night and VF was OK. Today is was bright, clear and sunny and I found the EVF a bit of a challenge - view was quite dark. Also at the long end of the lens, auto focusing on a church clock some 100 yards away showed a lot of EVF image break up outside of the focus point (a bit like pixelation.) Is this normal behaviour? I have the EVF set on max brightness and I am familiar with both the X100 and XP1. Any advice gratefully received. As it stands currently I will probably return the kit.

 

[Godfrey]

I went out today to shot in the Everglades. It is in the 70's (F) here and very very sunny. My digital camera with EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) and the LCD were useless. I could not compose worth a darn. the sun just blacked everything out. What's up with this? Gosh, should I dump this rig? Thank goodness, my M3 was back in the car, so all worked out. But what the heck?

I don't have a Fuji, but when I go out shooting in sunny weather with EVF cameras, I don't wear polarized sunglasses and I make sure to have a hat with a good brim on it. Even if I don't need the hat, it's good insurance to help shade the camera and make it easier to see the EVF.

EVFs vary in performance. Of my cameras, the Olympus E-M1 viewfinder gives the most natural view and least difficulty in seeing regardless of the light. I think the Sony is the same panel, but Olympus has done a better job with optics and with adaptive brightness.

G