Why use the viewfinder

icicle22 said:
I shoot with both eyes closed. No wonder my footage doesn't look like film!
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Hey, I do that... I don't want to know how the movie ends until it's finished.
 
pmark23 said:
Are you using Zen, or The Force?
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This is my first post here. Great forum; thank you to Barry and the moderators.

I use Zen most of the time, and The Force in a pinch. I don't always get the footage I was expecting but I usually get something just as nice or better, it's just different and unexpected. I just keep an open mind and try not to have too many expectations. Hey, it's a Zen thing, we're good.

I have tried the both-eyes-closed thing for the same reason as you - don't want to know how a movie ends til it's finished. It didn't work out for me because I never knew WHEN the movie was finished.
 
Good technique for most of the films. Better not too see them finished.
I use the v.f. in black and white as a contrast checker but for shoots thaht need lot's of movement I find the LCD better. For cameras that don't have LCD (because they are 35 mm flim cameras) I shoot with both eyes open if the shot has a lot of movement in the frame like actors rning around or a tilt conected with the dolly movement. Nice to know how mch time your left with.
 
Black and white viewfinder? Am I missing something here, or is that a 100A-only thing? I have the original 100. Thanks much.
 
Come to Las Vegas in the summertime and try shooting something outdoors at noon. You'll find out just how valuable that viewfinder really is.
 
There's a switch in the 100A to change the viewfinder to BW. It's not a higher resolution, and I found it easier to focus in colour.
 
Sirius, you did some work on your avatar--very clever, looks great! :)

pmark23, many have claimed just the opposite, that it's easier to focus in b/w because without the added "distraction" of color, you can more easily see the effects of the EVF detail function. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the focus detail works by enhancing areas of contrast surrounding an in-focus object, much like the unsharp mask does in Photoshop to sharpen images. And in b/w, contrast is much more easily discernable.

Anyhow, I keep forgetting to try it in b/w to see what works best for me. But one thing's for sure, getting good at manual focus is an absolute must while shooting dynamic scenes in 24p. Every little bit helps (so does practice!).

alatkinson: yes, b/w in the evf was introduced with the "A" version, as was EVF detail.
 
Sirius_Doggy said:
Come to Las Vegas in the summertime and try shooting something outdoors at noon. You'll find out just how valuable that viewfinder really is.
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Coincidentally I was just in Vegas and shot outside at noon. My Hoodman on my LCD worked great too. Just another alternative.
 
I know that it's supposed to be easier, and I'm used to BW viewfinders, but in the DVX I find it quicker in colour. I think its because the BW viewfinder isn't hi-res.

EVF detail is great -- it's on all the time.
 
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