Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well then it appears that Larry needs an oly ep-2 or the pana gf 1 plus accessory finder, and to carry the viewfinder in a separate pocket.... or a very large raincoat? or a IIIc and elmar 35 as discussed on a different thread earlier today On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:57 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > Vince, > > I like my G11 a lot, but I almost NEVER use the optical viewfinder. > It's squinty and not very clear even with diopter correction and gives > you an incredibly poor idea of the actual field of view of the lens. > IMHO, it's worthless, except as an emergency finder when bright > sunlight or some other factor makes the LCD impossible to use. That's > why I bought my GH1. Well actually I bought it so I could use my Leica > and Nikon glass, but the viewfinder was the bonus that sealed the deal > for me. > > Jim > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Not to answer on Larry's behalf but as a person of tri-focal blended > lenses > > etc my first thought to that advise is yes optical viewfinders are very > nice > > but you can't focus using them so you still have to go back and forth > screen > > to viewfinder which is worse than the up/down motions he's bothered by > using > > an LCD screen alone. > > > > Ergo, loss, not gain. > > > > To add to my advertisement for the Canon G9/10/11 it has a diopter > > adjustment for the viewfinder. > > > > Vince > > > > On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > > > >> Larry -- Phil F. recommended the Ricoh GRD, which I also like a lot, but > it > >> has no VF. But it *does* have an accessory shoe so you can mount your > own > >> VF. I guess what I'm trying to say is that cameras with accessory shoes > >> might also fill the bill. > >> > >> -- > >> Phil Swango > >> 307 Aliso Dr SE > >> Albuquerque, NM 87108 > >> 505-262-4085 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >