EVF on an slr???

Mycroft H · 21-12-2008 01:49PM #1

To my shock and horror, the other day, I discovered that the new lumix dslr was going to be fitted with an electronic viewfinder!?! They are completly pointless on a slr. There not fast enough and lack any sort of clarity or contrast whatsoever. I found one on fuji bridge and couldnt stand it.

A word of advice to canon/sony/nikon/olympus/pentax, please dont ever use evf on your slrs!!

Fajitas! · 21-12-2008 01:52PM

Tbh, they can't really be bandying around the term SLR if it's...well... not.

charybdis · 21-12-2008 02:19PM

The Lumix you're referring to isn't an SLR, in functionality or in name.

I don't think the SLR market will warm to the (Micro) Four Thirds system, mostly due to sensor size, but I am very exited by the prospect of good quality digital-rangefinder style cameras with interchageable lenses.

DaireQuinlan · 21-12-2008 03:54PM

Yeah, the advertising on those things is very clever though, and IMO quite deceptive, Its designed to confuse the unwary and unaware. The tagline is "DSLReinvented" , and they go into some length about how its an evolution from the DSLR with its 'cumbersome' mirror arrangement etc etc. No mention of the -disadvantages- of an EVF of course :-)

So at no point do they actually directly refer to it as a DSLR, so technically its well within the law but still a bit dodge I think.

EVF on an slr???

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