Have to agree it's gimmicky.. You'd never be able to lift it high enough to see over other peoples heads anyway Dave
I've used it for pack shots, useful when the client is present so they can see and adjust on the fly. Goes hand in hand with tethered shooting for instant feedback
No it was really useful. We were lining up multiple products so they were spaced evenly, etc. which was a lot easier when looking at a large monitor than through the viewfinder.
I've seen several references that it's an advantage, or useful, for macro.....
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Am I missing something here ?
I guess it's the 10x mag for fine tuning the focus that is the real advantage for macro :shrug:
I've tried if for macro and its a waste of time you cant hand hold and when mounted on a tripod at 10X mag and 1:1 you try to adjust the focus or anything you just get a blurred mess on the screen, but is good when you shoot on a tripod tethered to a laptop and you use the laptop to adjust all settings.
Except on the E-3 Dave, as this has an articulated screen where the Live-View can be seen by rotating the screen to any angle when taking photos above others heads...Shooting over others' heads could work if you could see the screen, which (as said above) in bright light you can't easily and if held straight above for max height over heads, you can't see it then either
If the screen popped out & swivelled too, then maybe it'd be useful for over-heads shooting; and maybe that'd make it useful for macro work very close to the ground - as is on all DSLRs I've seen it with, I think it's a gimmick
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Except on the E-3 Dave, as this has an articulated screen where the Live-View can be seen by rotating the screen to any angle when taking photos above others heads...
I may not be as clever or experienced as some of you but photography and the way one goes about it is an art form wether for personal or public viewing. It shouldn't matter how the photo is obtained as long as a desired result is obtained and if that means in a crowd using my vertical tilting screen poked up into the air on a monopod and using a remote control to fire a sucessions of shots that might pick up just one shot wanted then so be it. Not all of are lucky enough to get passes or front row positions and id just hate to miss what could be a once in a lifetime photo.Shooting over others' heads could work if you could see the screen, which (as said above) in bright light you can't easily and if held straight above for max height over heads, you can't see it then either
I may not be as clever or experienced as some of you but photography and the way one goes about it is an art form wether for personal or public viewing. It shouldn't matter how the photo is obtained as long as a desired result is obtained and if that means in a crowd using my vertical tilting screen poked up into the air on a monopod and using a remote control to fire a sucessions of shots that might pick up just one shot wanted then so be it. Not all of are lucky enough to get passes or front row positions and id just hate to miss what could be a once in a lifetime photo.
PS I do love using a viewfinder myself, that's what you call real photography.
I'm looking forward to the "focus it after you've taken the shot" option.
that will be, the absolute end.
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