- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
I shot the GX9 alongside the E-M5 III today - revealing: Their EVFs are about the same size - but the E-M5's was so much nicer on the eye that I can safely say one thing: As much as I like bigger EVFs, the really important thing is if it's "easy on the eye", especially in *bright* and *low* light. The GX9's unit is neither. The E-M5 III's is both. The Canon G1X III is less than ideal in very bright light, but very good in low light. I could go on, but you get the gist ...
Remember that I was trying to focus manually using magnification (because focus peaking isn't reliable enough on the GX9). It was a bleak and cloudy day. The noise and grain visible on the panel were really, really heavy and made it very unpleasant to work that way. But working with magnification on the screen (something I've tried a couple of times in the last couple of days) isn't much more pleasant, and some of the graininess is present there as well, making it quite difficult to judge sharpness. I actually had to remove my glasses and stare at the screen from a very close distance - not fun at all. In the end, I put up with the EVF - not better, but less hassle.
If anything, this serves to strengthen my resolve to move the GX9 on. Someone who prefers screens would be a much more suitable owner (as long as he or she is not into selfies).
M.
Remember that I was trying to focus manually using magnification (because focus peaking isn't reliable enough on the GX9). It was a bleak and cloudy day. The noise and grain visible on the panel were really, really heavy and made it very unpleasant to work that way. But working with magnification on the screen (something I've tried a couple of times in the last couple of days) isn't much more pleasant, and some of the graininess is present there as well, making it quite difficult to judge sharpness. I actually had to remove my glasses and stare at the screen from a very close distance - not fun at all. In the end, I put up with the EVF - not better, but less hassle.
If anything, this serves to strengthen my resolve to move the GX9 on. Someone who prefers screens would be a much more suitable owner (as long as he or she is not into selfies).
M.