Bill_de Loc: US

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Bill_de Loc: US

The only reference I see to refresh rate is that it may drop when using "Low Light AF"

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wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

You are correct the battery drain of OVF is zero. But who doesn't take out two fully charged batteries with them. I have come close one or two times of running out of charge while shooting as long as 12 hours (turned off when not shooting), but have yet to run out in 8 years of shooting with two fully charged batteries. And that is while using battery draining 60fps and 120fps refresh rates.

There is a 1/120 secord lag with my E-M1mrII EVF. The shutter lag is 0.05 seconds, the same as with the EOS-1DX. This means if I am shooting the same event as someone with an EOS-1DX, I will see the same moment 1/120 of a second later than the EOS-1DX and we will have captured the same shot, from two slightly different positions, with the same shutter lag of 0.05 second and 1/120 second apart.

I see very little differences with a OVF and EVF except for two areas. To me the image in the EVF matches the image I have in mind. And if it doesn't, I just change it so it does. What I see is what I get. That is not necessarily what happens with the light varying in an OVF. And as the light gets too dim in the OVF, I still have an image in the EVF.

Don't compare apples to oranges. The size of the EVF's pixels are not the same as the pixels on anyone's monitor. The image size in both the OVF and EVF arrive at the eye as the same size and, with the EVF being 2.4 million pixels, very little difference for the eye in resolution (the eye's ability to resolve detail does have a limit just as it does for prints). And they are already putting more pixels in some of the viewfinders althought I am not sure why looking through my E-M1mrII EVF. I guess because they can?

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

In MANUAL, I am all about the Electronic Viewfinder. For every thing else, my DSLR's work just fine thank you.

miked46 Loc: Winter Springs, Florida

I have both and I am beginning to really like my EVF on the M50. I get to see exactly what my shot will look like.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I used an OVF camera back in 1999 through 2010 on two different cameras. I hated the lag. I adjusted to it, but it was miserable none the less. Even today with the latest, visual lag is still mentioned in critiques of the latest cameras.
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tdekany Loc: Oregon

Bob, in the real world, there is no lag. Just go to your local Best Buy and test any of the Sony A7 cameras.

Toment Loc: FL, IL

EVF is better

Strofam

I started taking photographs in the 60’s using a Pentax SLR and progressed thru differing 35mm camera formats to the present. I now use a Fuji X-T2. My take is as follows:

OVF vs EVF
Let’s see...
Photo composer or composition - same
Photo exposure - OVF no, EVF yes
Depth of field - OVF yes, EVF yes
Color balance or saturation - OVF no, EVF yes
White balance - OVF no, EVF yes

All of the above data is available on an EVF before the photo is taken allowing the user to make adjustments before taking a photo. Is that important? It is to me, perhaps not to others....

repleo Loc: Boston

The deciding factor for me is that with an EVF I don't have to keep slipping my reading glasses on and off to 'chimp' at the rear screen. I can change settings, get 'live view' and review the shot without taking my eye off the EVF.
Also, from handling cameras in the store, it seems to me that the optical viewfinders on the low to midline DSLR's are really small.

AndyGarcia

Go to a Camera shop and try some mirrorless cameras, Fuji XT3, Sony A7lll, Olympus, Panasonic and see if you like it - the EVF.

No point really in discussing strengths and weaknesses without you having experienced current Mirrorless cameras.

Good luck.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

I own a micro 4/3s Olympus with an evf. I get exposure info, grid, level indicators, etc. but the best part is that I also see what the image will look like as I change the variables. That’s worth a lot to me. Not something I had with my Nikon d7000.

Bill_de Loc: US

Color balance or saturation - OVF no, EVF yes
White balance - OVF no, EVF yes

Aren't these two moot points when shooting RAW?

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Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

I agree with this post and will only add that it greatly enhances the use of vintage lenses (which can be a joy to use) for all the above reasons plus focus peaking.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I grew up with optical finders, so I like them. An EVF can show the changes that varying aperture and shutter speed make, so that's an advantage. There is usually a bit of a lag in the EVF, especially when moving the camera.