Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yea I was using my GH1 last night at a party and the viewfinder was actually better than my DSLR'S. It brightens in dark situations and magnifies when you focus manually. SWEET! And with the 20/1.7 it's so indiscreet nobody even noticed, except the kid's who naturally mugged for every shot. Jim On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote: > Note that while the EP2 finder has over 1 million pixels, and the G1/GH1 > has > 900,000 pixels the Panasonic finder uses a different principle which > results > in it's finder being closer to a 2.5 million pixel finder of the Olympus > type. Ie, the G1/GH1 finder is still a fair bit better. The EP2 finder is > certainly a step up from the GF1 finder. > > And, as others have noted, the EP2 finder can't be used with the EP1, only > the EPL1. > > > > At 1:58 AM -0400 4/10/10, Vince Passaro wrote: >> >> 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 >> > -- > > ? * ? ? ? ? ? ?Henning J. Wulff > ?/|\ ? ? ?Wulff Photography & Design > ?/###\ ? mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > ?|[ ]| ? ? http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >