|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

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.

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|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

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.

|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

"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.

|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

"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.

|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

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

|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

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.

|GG| What is the big deal about LiveView?
 

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?