The modern EVF cameras have reduced lag to almost non-existent. My older EVF cameras - Sony F707/F717/F828/R1, Olympus 8080WZ, Panasonic FZ10, Minolta A2 - were fairly pathetic on viewfinder responsiveness and resolution. I used the viewfinder primarily as a targeting device. I remember the FZ10 resolution and refresh being so slow I couldn't even see birds in flight with it ... they disappeared in the refresh cycles. Yet I took quite a few successful photos of birds in flight with it by guessing...
EVF responsiveness slows down somewhat as light levels drop ... the sensor has to collect more data, the EVF has to display a few frames of capture data to keep brightness up to a usable standard. But when that's happening, with SLRs it's so dark I can't see anything at all, and certainly can't focus. In either case, if the subject is in motion, I'm back to old reliable: focus by zone, guess the timing. The NEX 6 has a terrific EVF ... better than the NEX 7 to my eye, despite the specifications. The OM-D E-M5 viewfinder is on par with that, the Olympus VF-4 for the E-P5 goes another, noticeable notch better. The new E-M1 viewfinder uses the VF-4 panel but has even better supporting circuitry. Godfrey On Sep 11, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Kenneth Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > I used a Nikon Coolpix 5700 with an EVF, for evidence photography, years ago > and in my opinion it was a great camera for static image capture but wasn't > one to use for any sort of dynamic capture - there was a noticeable time > delay between pushing the shutter release and the actual image capture - > giving you the image that occurred after the one you wanted. Does this delay > still exist in modern EVFs? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
