3/27/2023 0 Comments Film camera viewfinder![]() ![]() One is the Olympus OM-4T film camera, which has a remarkably generous and direct viewfinder for such a small camera. ![]() They're from different eras, so maybe I can be excused for mentioning them both. If some company was going to build your perfect camera, at your direction, what kind of viewfinder would you tell them to make?Īs I think about this question, two cameras come to mind. The one seems as broad as the Grand Canyon, the other like peering down a tunnel or through a keyhole. Larger cameras tend to have larger VFs-comparing the view through a medium-format DSLR to the one through a consumer APS-C with a mirror-box is instructive. The Leica SL's feature a super-high-quality screen, which nicely echoes the original Leitz SL's, some of which had microprisms over their entire field. How does the camera show the operator what it's about to take a picture of? It's a technical problem, of course, but it's also integral to how the photographer interacts with the visual world, and and how she relates to the camera as a tool.ĭo you like an OVF or EVF? TTL or not? Looking down, sideways, or remotely? Several Fujis can be switched at will from optical to EVF, an exotic but useful feature. A history of camera viewfinders would be astonishingly varied. "Finding the view" is one of the basic functions of a camera as a device, and has been since the beginning. Of all the viewfinders in all the cameras you've ever used, which would you say is your favorite? ![]()
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