mirrorless camera's
Oct 9, 2018 06:05:54 #
Does anyone know if mirrorless cameras see through the lens if they do not have a mirror. Is what you see what you get?
Please explain
Please explain
Oct 9, 2018 06:29:56 #
aphelps
Loc: Central Ohio
Martin wrote:
Does anyone know if mirrorless cameras see through the lens if they do not have a mirror. Is what you see what you get?
Please explain
Please explain
Yes, indeed, they see through the lens and have no mirror. The sensor sees the image and presents it to either the view finder or the rear display or both as a live view. So what you see is what you get.
Oct 9, 2018 06:39:59 #
aphelps wrote:
Yes, indeed, they see through the lens and have no mirror. The sensor sees the image and presents it to either the view finder or the rear display or both as a live view. So what you see is what you get.
Oct 9, 2018 14:37:09 #
Yes to the above. Think of it as a “live view” on a tiny little screen nearer to your eyeball.
Andy
Andy
Oct 9, 2018 14:52:10 #
AndyH wrote:
Yes to the above. Think of it as a “live view” on a tiny little screen nearer to your eyeball.
Andy
Andy
Oct 10, 2018 05:45:58 #
Martin wrote:
Does anyone know if mirrorless cameras see through the lens if they do not have a mirror. Is what you see what you get?
Please explain
Please explain
Not only do they see through the lens, the view will be 100% - more accurate than most DSLRs. AND live view in the EVF. AND will adjust to your exposure settings.
Oct 10, 2018 05:53:35 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Martin wrote:
Does anyone know if mirrorless cameras see through the lens if they do not have a mirror. Is what you see what you get?
Please explain
Please explain
Well, actually only to a certain degree. The answer you are looking for, in general, is yes. But in over and under exposure situations, the viewfinder can be different from what your eyeball will see. In dark situations, one can still usually see the scene in the viewfinder while you cannot actually see the scene with your own eyes. In other words, the camera is still capable of capturing the image even though you cannot see it without the viewfinder. Recently I was trying two and four second handheld shots of tree leaves in motion in bright sunlight. The viewfinder looked great, but the exposure meter flashed that it was way overexposed. The meter was correct in that the exposure was way overexposed. For me to get the viewfinder and exposure "in synchronization" view wise at two and four second shots, I am going to have to invest in neutral density filters. But other than these two situations, what you see in the viewfinder will be what you get.
Oct 10, 2018 06:26:05 #
miked46
Loc: Winter Springs, Florida
They see through the mirror, at least my M50 does andd it takes awesome photo's.
Oct 10, 2018 06:28:40 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
In the Fuji you can set it so you see what you get. But this can be a problem when using a flash so it can be set for the lens to be open until the shutter closes. Think this is right correct if I’m wrong.
Oct 10, 2018 06:50:51 #
I know the question is on mirrorless, but on a Canon DSLR you can get a similar view if you set it to live view and screen brightness to manual at a setting 1 below max. What you see in live view will be almost identical to the captured image. You will have a real hard time seeing the difference.
Oct 10, 2018 07:36:51 #
The light comes through the lens, after that it is all a electronic image you see through the view finder or back screen and it can be different for each camera manufacturer (brighter or darker).
Oct 10, 2018 08:02:08 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
miked46 wrote:
They see through the mirror, at least my M50 does andd it takes awesome photo's.
Nope. There is no mirror.
Oct 10, 2018 08:16:04 #
mizzee
Loc: Boston,Ma
What you see is what you get, plus, you also see the effect of any setting changes you make. All Live View all the time; which is why these cameras tend to be battery pigs. IMHO, small price to pay.
Oct 10, 2018 08:24:09 #
wdross wrote:
Both my Panasonic G7 and Olympus EM-10 show the real exposure; that's one of the benefits of a mirrorless camera. Check your settings (one of mine came with that feature set to off).... in over and under exposure situations, the viewfinder can be different from what your eyeball will see...
Oct 10, 2018 08:31:12 #
Yes, and you can see the changes to exposure that changing aperture and shutter make.
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