07-01-2011, 11:21 AM
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That it feels nicer, already is objectively better.
How it handles more extreme lighting conditions is also objectively better..
EVFs still blow all detail out of bright areas like cloudy skies, and also detail on dark areas. They also tend to put a lot of distracting info and symbols over the image, instead of on the side or bottom of the image, like OVFs do.
And OVFs give a 3D feel, you look into the scene, helping me, at least, to judge my weird and shallow DOF nature images. EVFs and LCDs do not do that, they have a very "flat projection" 2D feel, in comparison.
That is quite a list, I think, in what OVFs actually "do better".
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Well, in extreme lighting situation you can see details in an OVF that will not be present in the final image. In an EVF I can or at least could get highlight/shadow clipping information instantly. That's on top of the histogram data which is also not available in an OVF.
Regarding "the distracting info". Agreed - but that's merely a matter of implementation and not a flaw of the concept. I think t's sometimes configurable whether to place the information into the view or below it (other than the histogram).
As far as the 3D aspect is concerned - I sort-of-agree. However, again, the final result is different to your OVF image. The EVF feedback may not be 100% accurate but I think it's still closer to the final result and you're not interested in your OVF view but in the output.
That it feels nicer, already is objectively better.
How it handles more extreme lighting conditions is also objectively better..
EVFs still blow all detail out of bright areas like cloudy skies, and also detail on dark areas. They also tend to put a lot of distracting info and symbols over the image, instead of on the side or bottom of the image, like OVFs do.
And OVFs give a 3D feel, you look into the scene, helping me, at least, to judge my weird and shallow DOF nature images. EVFs and LCDs do not do that, they have a very "flat projection" 2D feel, in comparison.
That is quite a list, I think, in what OVFs actually "do better".
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Well, in extreme lighting situation you can see details in an OVF that will not be present in the final image. In an EVF I can or at least could get highlight/shadow clipping information instantly. That's on top of the histogram data which is also not available in an OVF.
Regarding "the distracting info". Agreed - but that's merely a matter of implementation and not a flaw of the concept. I think t's sometimes configurable whether to place the information into the view or below it (other than the histogram).
As far as the 3D aspect is concerned - I sort-of-agree. However, again, the final result is different to your OVF image. The EVF feedback may not be 100% accurate but I think it's still closer to the final result and you're not interested in your OVF view but in the output.