rhorta wrote:
Unfortunately this sub forum seems to draw out the negative, amplify problems and invite ill informed blanket statements.
Since I had a faulty SI plate and relatively dirty 5D out of the box, I can accept a technical problem. But the OP could have put forward the issue more constructively, instead of making such a negative blanket statement.
The VF itself is big and bright, so that cancels most of the Subject line already.
As for the VF display, at least I don't have any problems with it, as it does what it supposed to do: it is clearly visible, without distracting and is even sensitive to the amount of light.
So IMHO there is no "5D viewfinder almost useless outdoors" issue.
There may be some issue with the OP's 5D, which is bad enough, which is aggravated by his eyesight. There may even be more 5Ds which share that technical problem.
And indeed as Gert-Jan (who shares the full name with a colleague of mine) stated, technical problem + eyesight + potential color preference / blindness could go a long way explaining what is mainly an individual problem.
Great, that is YOUR opinion because you have a 5D that does not exhibit the problem. What about all the other people who have a 5D with this problem? They are just making it up? Sort of like those people who have a MKIII with a focus issue...they are making that up to.
The problem is real. I have both a 5D and a MKIIn and have no problems with the MKIIn viewfinder at all. So that rules out my eyesight, color blindness and user error and leaves just one cause, the 5D.
SKYWESTR wrote:
Chez, by chance were you wearing polarized glasses or sunglasses of any sort? I find that when I wear my prescription oakleys the VF display almost completely disapears. I have to take off my glasses to see anything...which is a bit of an oxymoron but that's the way it is...
Hope that helps!
Carl
I agree, when I'm wearing my polarized Maui Jim's, just about everything, LCD, VF, etc are difficult to see, But if I remove them, the VF is GREAT! The VF on the 5D is phenomenally better than my 30D or XT, but I noticed the 40D VF is almost better than the 5D when I briefly tried it out.
but I noticed the 40D VF is almost better than the 5D when I briefly tried it out.
You mean, almost as good as the 5D? I have both a 5D and 40D and, although the 40D is the best cropped VF I have used, it always seems small after using the 5D...
chez wrote:
Great, that is YOUR opinion because you have a 5D that does not exhibit the problem. What about all the other people who have a 5D with this problem? They are just making it up? Sort of like those people who have a MKIII with a focus issue...they are making that up to.
The problem is real. I have both a 5D and a MKIIn and have no problems with the MKIIn viewfinder at all. So that rules out my eyesight, color blindness and user error and leaves just one cause, the 5D.
I am not saying that the problem is not real, but that you misrepresent the issue with the Subject title and that it is not a general problem with the 5D.
If you have a problem, send the body to Canon, it probably does you more good than bitching about it on FM.
Count me among those with glasses who can't see the dim info in the viewfinder. I've read of lots of people experiencing the same issue. So as not to think I'm crazy, I don't have this issue with the 40D.
dcains wrote:
It's very easy to see my display change brightness (there's a very slight lag in its response), just by passing my hand in front of the lens.
Wow this could be it.....mine does not change.....checked again just now...it does not change. That`s it...I`m not going blind......To all of you that beleive this is not an issue I will be glad to send you my 5D in exchange for yours that works.
Glassbottle wrote:
There is indeed something iffy about the 5D's viewfinder if you wear glasses. For some of us, anyway.
I always found it difficult to take in the whole scene in one look without moving my head in relation to the camera to peek into the corners. And the info stuff can't ever be seen at the same time as the composition.
My photographic life has been vastly improved by moving up to a 1Ds3, in whose viewfinder I can see everything at all times, glasses on or not.
Glasses wearers have ALWAYS had this problem with viewfinders. Believe me, it was even worse when we had to focus the silly things with our own eyes.
If you reduce the magnification so that glasses wearers can see the whole screen, then people complain about "tiny viewfinder image" or "looking into a tunnel." If you make it bigger, people complain they "can't see the whole thing." Those are the only two choices, though, pick which one you want to deal with.
John Power wrote:
I posted this exact same comment once and got roundly criticized. I have had 2 5Ds and could barely make out the VF information in either of them when shooting outside. No problem inside. Exactly the same situation with the 30D I currently own.
same here with my 30d wish the VF and info was as bright as my eos3
