LCDs. . . how the heck??
May 5, 2015 11:35:02 #
How the heck do you work with LCDs?
I can hardly see a bloody thing with the LCD screens, so taking a shot with them, is an unlikely adventure. And when I do try and check exposures, the LCD generally throws me off , probably a lot more than if I could not see anything, like in film exposures.
If I crank the light up on the screen, I still can still hardly see a thing but it will throw of any kind of previewing off even more.
In my old NIKON COOLPIX one could at least view the images in the optical viewfinder, and that seemed pretty accurate. (Can you do that with the D750 and I just don't know it?)
In conclusion, must we be destined to wear a dark hood in order to take advantage of the modern improvements of the LCD . . .or have a (shaded) laptop connected to the camera?
Somebody please set me straight on this, as I don't get it.
I can hardly see a bloody thing with the LCD screens, so taking a shot with them, is an unlikely adventure. And when I do try and check exposures, the LCD generally throws me off , probably a lot more than if I could not see anything, like in film exposures.
If I crank the light up on the screen, I still can still hardly see a thing but it will throw of any kind of previewing off even more.
In my old NIKON COOLPIX one could at least view the images in the optical viewfinder, and that seemed pretty accurate. (Can you do that with the D750 and I just don't know it?)
In conclusion, must we be destined to wear a dark hood in order to take advantage of the modern improvements of the LCD . . .or have a (shaded) laptop connected to the camera?
Somebody please set me straight on this, as I don't get it.
May 5, 2015 11:43:08 #
I don't use the LCD screen only the viewfinder. I do chimp every so often and that is merely a preview so I can shade the screen for viewing.
May 5, 2015 11:43:24 #
May 5, 2015 11:48:05 #
tradio wrote:
Check out the Hoodman Loupe.
That is the name I was trying to remember. . . . Thanks.
May 5, 2015 11:49:33 #
The best news I can offer you is that you can tilt the screen down to minimize reflections. But the D750 has an optical viewfinder with no capability to display an image. For that you would need a camera with an electronic viewfinder. I can review my images in the EVF of my Panasonic GX7 and at times it is more convenient even though the image is small. But with optical viewfinders - nope.
May 5, 2015 11:50:32 #
Wow. . .the Hoodman looks cumbersome. Doable. . . .but what a pain, no?
Is there a setting on these newer cameras that simply allows one to see the image through the optical viewfinder? Or have they done away with something that is easy and actually works? AH-ahhahah! (I hope I am wrong)
Is there a setting on these newer cameras that simply allows one to see the image through the optical viewfinder? Or have they done away with something that is easy and actually works? AH-ahhahah! (I hope I am wrong)
May 5, 2015 11:54:02 #
mcveed wrote:
The best news I can offer you is that you can tilt the screen down to minimize reflections. But the D750 has an optical viewfinder with no capability to display an image . . . .
Yeah. . in actuality, I think that tilting the viewfinder is almost worthless in all but the rarest occaission, and I think more of a gimmick to sell more new models. Tilting the viewfinder STILL does not help you see the image any better to any degree.
Sometimes progress really bites, eh?
Grouchy today. . ..sorry.
May 5, 2015 11:59:31 #
You don't state what camera but if a dSLR turn off live view if you can. This puts the mirror back down and frees up the viewfinder.
May 5, 2015 12:02:52 #
tradio wrote:
Check out the Hoodman Loupe.
Primarily good for chimping or for shooting video, since it turns the LCD into a big eye-level viewfinder.
With the D750, I tried the swivel LCD in daylight with the idea of waist level shots (kid's birthday party) to get down to their level but could not see anything in the sun and a Hoodman would not have helped.
May 5, 2015 12:03:55 #
NIKON D750
I have actually never used LIVE VIEW for the simple reason that I can not see hardly anything in it, unless, perhaps, I am in deep shade.
I don't get it, guys. . . .
I have actually never used LIVE VIEW for the simple reason that I can not see hardly anything in it, unless, perhaps, I am in deep shade.
I don't get it, guys. . . .
May 5, 2015 12:04:58 #
OddJobber wrote:
Primarily good for chimping or for shooting video, since it turns the LCD into a big eye-level viewfinder.
With the D750, I tried the swivel LCD in daylight with the idea of waist level shots (kid's birthday party) to get down to their level but could not see anything in the sun and a Hoodman would not have helped.
With the D750, I tried the swivel LCD in daylight with the idea of waist level shots (kid's birthday party) to get down to their level but could not see anything in the sun and a Hoodman would not have helped.
THANK YOU! Somehow, I feel a little better now., knowing it is not ONLY me. Cheers!
(Oh. . .its called "chimping". Silly me. I thought that was what you were supposed to do with digital cameras. And I couldn't figure out why my manually set exposures tended to be better when I didn't look at the screen. Joke's on me, I guess. Ah-hahah!)
May 5, 2015 12:09:06 #
I use my EVF on bright days. Otherwise shade with your body somehow.
May 5, 2015 12:09:42 #
Cdouthitt wrote:
I use my EVF on bright days. Otherwise shade with your body somehow.
What is an EVF?
May 5, 2015 12:11:44 #
May 5, 2015 12:13:02 #
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