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Subject: [Leica] GF-1 and G1 EVFs
From: olivegm3 at yahoo.ca (joe leung)
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:41:15 -0700 (PDT)
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Correct me if I'm wrong. The EF-2 EVF?does not work on E-P1. Only?for E-P2 
and E-PL1.
?
Joe Leung




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From: Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 10:58:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] GF-1 and G1 EVFs

OK I just checked and it's true, the GF 1 accessory finder has 220,000 dots
per whatever versus over 900,000 for the G1/GH1 built in finder.

However, the EP-2 accessory finder has over 1 million dots. It also fits and
is usable with the EP 1 which can be gotten for about $580. Which is good
because the EP-2 finder alone is $250.

With all that said I'd go with the EP-1 and the accessory EVF if it works
well and is designed well etc. Which is to say of course I'd try it first.

More info here:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/675005-REG/Olympus_260057_VF_2_Electronic_Viewfinder_Black_.html#features

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:59 PM, rob mcclure <rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> I agree totally with Vince and James.? The G1 viewfinder is simply
> incredible.? Works especially well in low light (compared to a SLR
> viewfinder) and the ability to add a grid, change ISO, metering, etc. while
> viewing is a big plus.
>
> Rob
>
> On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:56 PM, James Laird wrote:
>
>? I agree completely with Vince. I have a GH1 and I would say it has the
>> best electronic viewfinder I've every seen. It does get a little
>> 'grainy' in low light but still indicates proper focus, even in the
>> manual focus mode. Not as pocketable as the GF-1 but it has the swing
>> and rotate LCD which the GF1 doesn't have which I myself have found
>> very handy, and when you add the accessory viewfinder to the GF1 it
>> not only adds to it's expense but makes it harder to slip into your
>> pocket.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ALL the comments I've read say the accessory viewfinders (Panosonics and
>>> Olympus' new one) are inferior to the built-ins on the G1 and GH1 and,
>>> presumably, the new G2 line as well.
>>>
>>> As a G1 user I've been quite surprised by how good the viewfinder is. I
>>> was
>>> a skeptic about Live View versus SLR optical vfs. Indeed the G1 has two
>>> features superior to the slr vf and the accessory versions will have
>>> these
>>> too: the 5X magnification for focusing; and when using a MF lens, the
>>> viewfinder goes dark if you're accidentally stopped down very low (the
>>> camera cannot tell you your aperture digitally when you're using the MF
>>> lenses) so you don't have to learn by taking a picture and seeing it
>>> black...
>>>
>>> of course no one on the LUG is that incompetent but still.....
>>>
>>> Vince
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>? Has anyone had personal experience with (or read comments by anyone who
>>>> has) with both the GF-1's accessory EVF (DMW-LVF1) and the G1's built-in
>>>> EVF? How do they compare for quality? I believe that G1's EVF uses a
>>>> very
>>>> high-pixel LCD with a much better image than the LVF1.
>>>>
>>>> The rumor mill has Panasonic replacing the current LFF-1 with one that
>>>> uses
>>>> the same high-density LCD screen as the G1. Any updates?
>>>>
>>>> ?howard
>>>>
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