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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Gavin Stoker

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Evf vs lcd which one could i live without on my camera - Caught on Camera

Left image, man looking through Nikon FM viewfinder, Right image, man holding camera out and looking at rear LCD while taking a portrait .

Having grown up in an analog era of photography, where I had to imagine what the result might be as I squeezed the shutter release button, being gifted digital cameras with backplate LCDs and electronic viewfinders – with which I could not just frame but instantly review the outcome – changed the way I took pictures overnight.

Being freed from the restriction of a roll of 36 exposures encouraged me to experiment more, free from the worry and expense of ‘wasting’ film.

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