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Mirrorless camera outdoors
Dec 30, 2015 10:50:37 #
aellman wrote:
Bought the wrong one. Sony. No viewfinder.
There is always eBay, or UHH Classifieds, or Craigslist. Sell!
Then look at the m43 offerings from Olympus and Panasonic, the Fujifilm X-series, and the Sony 7 series. Forget Canon and Nikon, unless you want a dSLR. Their current mirrorless offerings are for rank beginners.
I'd especially look at the near-top line models if you can afford them. That's where you'll find the best EVFs.
SOME mirrorless cameras with LCDs offer accessory EVFs, although that is getting less and less common these days.
Dec 30, 2015 11:10:29 #
Dec 30, 2015 11:39:24 #
Buy the Sony a6000. Has a great viewfinder and also the LCD screen can be moved to an angle you can see.
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Dec 30, 2015 11:44:50 #
aellman wrote:
How do you use mirrorless cameras outdoors, where the daylight completely obliterates the image on the LCD panel?
Thanks, Alan
Thanks, Alan
My wife's doesn't have a viewfinder either.
1. You might have to resort to getting a black sheet to cover your camera and head with, like they did with view cameras.
2. You could try taking a large index card, and folding it into a three panel thing that wraps around your screen to block the sun a little
3. Maybe wear a ball cap so the bill of it covers the top of the camera to shade out the light
Dec 30, 2015 11:51:58 #
aellman wrote:
No viewfinder on some mirrorless cameras.
Would NOT NOT NOT buy a camera without a view finder. Just my 2 cent.
Dec 30, 2015 11:54:04 #
I remember way back that some folks used double faced tape to attach a film loupe over their LCD screens. A company called Hoodman also had some options.
Of course, if possible, get a camera with a viewfinder.
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Of course, if possible, get a camera with a viewfinder.
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Dec 30, 2015 11:56:52 #
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Dec 30, 2015 14:37:02 #
mel wrote:
Would NOT NOT NOT buy a camera without a view finder. Just my 2 cent.
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Dec 30, 2015 17:21:00 #
I don't use viewfinders. I use the Force, especially when photographing small (<3 meters wide) thermal exhaust ports.
Seriously, I can shade a LCD well enough to see what I'm shooting. I hate squinting into peepholes.
Seriously, I can shade a LCD well enough to see what I'm shooting. I hate squinting into peepholes.
Dec 30, 2015 17:50:19 #
Dec 31, 2015 01:28:20 #
aellman wrote:
No viewfinder on some mirrorless cameras.
I think you have to distinguish between a mirrorless system camera as opposed to an obviously mirrorless point and shoot camera. Even some system cameras without viewfinders offer coupled accessory viewfinders.
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Dec 31, 2015 05:59:45 #
photocat
Loc: Atlanta, Ga
Just buy a viewfinder hood. They are cheap easy to attach just be sure you measure the lcd panel and get the proper size
Dec 31, 2015 06:31:05 #
aellman wrote:
How do you use mirrorless cameras outdoors, where the daylight completely obliterates the image on the LCD panel?
Thanks, Alan
Thanks, Alan
One of my first digital cameras was a Sony. The only way to view the scene was the rear screen, no view finder. That camera was almost impossible to use outdoors. I upgraded as soon as I could. That was to another Sony product which had a viewfinder.
That is the trick. You need a viewfinder. I still didn't like it due to the fact that it was a viewing screen which had a significant lag between what you pointed the camera at and what you saw in the view finder. That was always a problem.
--Bob
Dec 31, 2015 07:24:06 #
If it's raining that badly I would probably wouldn't be using my camera.
I have two mirrorless cameras, an Olympus EPL-5 which has a tilt screen so that helps a lot, the other is an EM10 which has a viewfinder and a tilt screen, so I would use EM10.
If it was raining a lot I would get some shelter shelter or use an umbrella.
My real gripe about using the LSD is when it's very bright and sunny, but the above advice applies if its very bright try to stand in the shade.
I have two mirrorless cameras, an Olympus EPL-5 which has a tilt screen so that helps a lot, the other is an EM10 which has a viewfinder and a tilt screen, so I would use EM10.
If it was raining a lot I would get some shelter shelter or use an umbrella.
My real gripe about using the LSD is when it's very bright and sunny, but the above advice applies if its very bright try to stand in the shade.
Dec 31, 2015 07:46:14 #
aellman wrote:
How do you use mirrorless cameras outdoors, where the daylight completely obliterates the image on the LCD panel?
Thanks, Alan
Thanks, Alan
At that point, they become P&S cameras. That's all you can do, short of buying something to shield the screen.
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