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schizoid_man wrote:
I'm new to DSLR photography, but have owned compact digital cameras over the years. I don't quite understand what the big deal is about LiveView, as this technology has been available in compacts for at least 6-7 years now, right? I just recently got a live view SLR and it's not as useful as I thought it would be. I missed it when moving up to a DSLR but haven't really embraced it's return. One case where it was sort of usable was in macros, you can frame the shot then quickly zoom in to the detail to refine focus before snapping... but for the most part having a bigger, clearer optical view to compose and frame is a lot more powerful way to visualize. In theory it would be ideal for tripod work too but in practice it's still nicer to set up with the viewfinder and you can snap a test shot and check it quicker than changing modes, etc. Really annoying to accidentally leave it in live view mode too. I would like to see a studio setup with live view ported to a laptop sized screen. -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:41 -0700, Paul Furman
wrote: schizoid_man wrote: I'm new to DSLR photography, but have owned compact digital cameras over the years. I don't quite understand what the big deal is about LiveView, as this technology has been available in compacts for at least 6-7 years now, right? I just recently got a live view SLR and it's not as useful as I thought it would be. I missed it when moving up to a DSLR but haven't really embraced it's return. One case where it was sort of usable was in macros, you can frame the shot then quickly zoom in to the detail to refine focus before snapping... but for the most part having a bigger, clearer optical view to compose and frame is a lot more powerful way to visualize. In theory it would be ideal for tripod work too but in practice it's still nicer to set up with the viewfinder and you can snap a test shot and check it quicker than changing modes, etc. Really annoying to accidentally leave it in live view mode too. I would like to see a studio setup with live view ported to a laptop sized screen. I've only used it when I can't reach the viewfinder with my eye, like when shooting out a high window or over a crowd. |
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"Paul Furman" wrote in message ... schizoid_man wrote: I'm new to DSLR photography, but have owned compact digital cameras over the years. One case where it was sort of usable was in macros, you can frame the shot then quickly zoom in to the detail to refine focus before snapping... SNIP It is very useable for macros. Please try it again. |
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"John A." wrote in message
... I've only used it when I can't reach the viewfinder with my eye, like when shooting out a high window or over a crowd. I finds it useful for night time or shooting in dark rooms because you can see the LCD much better than what you can see through the viewfinder and you can increase the brightness of the LCD too. |
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:05:03 GMT, John A.
wrote: On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:41 -0700, Paul Furman wrote: schizoid_man wrote: I'm new to DSLR photography, but have owned compact digital cameras over the years. I don't quite understand what the big deal is about LiveView, as this technology has been available in compacts for at least 6-7 years now, right? I just recently got a live view SLR and it's not as useful as I thought it would be. I missed it when moving up to a DSLR but haven't really embraced it's return. One case where it was sort of usable was in macros, you can frame the shot then quickly zoom in to the detail to refine focus before snapping... but for the most part having a bigger, clearer optical view to compose and frame is a lot more powerful way to visualize. In theory it would be ideal for tripod work too but in practice it's still nicer to set up with the viewfinder and you can snap a test shot and check it quicker than changing modes, etc. Really annoying to accidentally leave it in live view mode too. I would like to see a studio setup with live view ported to a laptop sized screen. I've only used it when I can't reach the viewfinder with my eye, like when shooting out a high window or over a crowd. .... or under a machine, or down a hole, or ... Eric Stevens |
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Rotten Ronny wrote:
I finds it useful for night time or shooting in dark rooms because you can see the LCD much better than what you can see through the viewfinder and you can increase the brightness of the LCD too. With my point'n'shoots (which have LifeView), I found 2 situations where I use the dark hole called viewfinder, even though parallax etc. is a real problem: - It's too bright to see anything on the LCD[1] - It's too dark; the LCD does not show recognisable images. -Wolfgang [1] Though I do own a P&S where i simply switch off the backlight for the monitor to save power in these situations, as the monitor is perfectly OK with full sunshine on it. |
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Paul Furman wrote:
schizoid_man wrote: I'm new to DSLR photography, but have owned compact digital cameras over the years. I don't quite understand what the big deal is about LiveView, as this technology has been available in compacts for at least 6-7 years now, right? I just recently got a live view SLR and it's not as useful as I thought it would be. I missed it when moving up to a DSLR but haven't really embraced it's return. One case where it was sort of usable was in macros, you can frame the shot then quickly zoom in to the detail to refine focus before snapping... but for the most part having a bigger, clearer optical view to compose and frame is a lot more powerful way to visualize. In theory it would be ideal for tripod work too but in practice it's still nicer to set up with the viewfinder and you can snap a test shot and check it quicker than changing modes, etc. Really annoying to accidentally leave it in live view mode too. I would like to see a studio setup with live view ported to a laptop sized screen. Do you mean remote LiveView (tethered) shooting, like with Canon's EOS Utility? |
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