X-Pro1-->X-T1: is there a point?

[jsrockit]

So, where the lowlight EVF performance of the X-T1 is really good, the bright light performance is woeful.

That may be dictated by a smaller aperture... sometimes I open up the aperture for viewing, then stop back down for making the photo.

 

[kshapero]

I have the x-pro1 simply because I need the OVF in super sunny FL. It is not ideal (no split rangefinder) but it beats hell out of any EVF I have tried. But....Could an X-T1 make me forget the need for an OVF on those sunny days?

 

[honozooloo]

I may be an optical viewfinder bigot - for RF and SLR viewfinders - but if that's the case I'll live with the label. It's not that I reject the concept, but more that the execution hasn't been up to the mark. I'll have to check out the EVF on the XT-1 to see if it's worth revising my viewpoint.

Mike,

EXACTLY. To be honest I was impressed enough with the X-T1 to buy one...but like you, I still feel EVFs are compromises at best, and not a replacement for a true, optical viewfinder. That being said, the X-T1 was just good enough for me to give it a whirl. And although it's no OVF, it is a lot better than any EVF I've tried before.

Bottom line, in my personal opinion and as a child of the early 80s who learned photography/did my first few years of professional work shooting Nikon FEs and F3s...there is not yet anything digital that matches the constant, always there but never in the way feedback of an optical viewfinder and a split prism or RF patch. I imagine people just 5-10 years younger than me would have a different opinion, as they would have learned the craft on automatic SLRs?

The X-T1 is definitely worth a look, some of us may like it, others may not; but if other Fuji offerings fell short of your expectations in the past, I can confidently say that this one probably has the best chance of being what you're looking for. Cheers!

 

[MCTuomey]

That may be dictated by a smaller aperture... sometimes I open up the aperture for viewing, then stop back down for making the photo.

I'm referring to the stray light that, in bright outdoor conditions, enters the finder through the eye cup gaps and nearly eliminates medium tones in the EVF, leaving the shooter laying the focus point on undefined silhouettes and shadows ... maybe someone knows how to adjust the VF gain or whatever to deal with the problem.

I understand Fuji is going to offer a better eye cup for the X-T1, apparently in recognition of this issue.

I may be an optical viewfinder bigot ....

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