Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luis, I DO want to compare these viewfinders. This is not a prelude to slagging off the Olympus if it isn't as good, I don't expect it to be. I am simply asking the question "how does it compare". I can see how viewfinder image size is related to format (hence focussing screen) size, and logically a larger, more magnified, viewfinder image from a small starting point, such as a 4/3 focussing screen which is about 1/4 the area of a 35mm one, will be dimmer than a less magnified one but surely the amount of light entering is more related to lens speed and optical losses and screen than just format size? My Rollei 6008i has a very big view, due to the format size, but the brightness has been most effected by the screens I have tried, a Maxwell and two different Rollei screens which gave a very significant difference in vf brightness. I don't expect the vf to be brilliant, as I wrote in my question, what I would like to know from an expert like Nathan is how far from the Canon - which I know well - is it? Frank On 5 Jul, 2007, at 08:15, Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas wrote: > > On 05/07/2007, at 8:29, Frank Dernie wrote: > >> Hi Nathan, >> how is the viewfinder? I have never tried one but have heard >> reports that the Olympus 4/3 viewfinders are small and dim. Since >> the viewfinder is a most important part of a camera for usability >> for me this has put me off so far. I am not expecting an M or >> Olympus OM1 quality viewfinder but how does it compare with the >> Canon? > > you cannot compare a consumer-level camera's viewfinder with the > one in a high-end camera, because it's one of the most expensive > camera part if you want it bright and clear (aka OM1) made out of > high quality glass instead a cheaper set of mirrors. > On the other hand, the size of it, which clearly has its weight in > the amount of light that will reach to your eye, has to be in > proportion of the format size, so it will never reach to the amount > of bigger sizes. Said this, I found the olys viewfinders pretty > compared with similary priced cameras (not the porro systems I > never looked into), and the E1 was quite good. > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information