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Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 06:16:20 No.4256659 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>4256664 >>4256672 >>4256687 >>4256743 >>4256744 >>4256766 >>4256768 >>4257347

The viewfinder on my D3300 is fucking shit. Everything is permanently out of focus, I can never know when the picture is right using the viewfinder, I always have to set it slightly off focus to get a sharp image.

Is this the case for all APS-C cameras? No, using autofocus is not photography. No, i'm not getting a gay mirrorless either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 06:34:18 No.4256664 Report

Quoted By: >>4256666 >>4256927

>>4256659
No that’s just DSLRs. The OVFs are kind of hazy because the light passes through a translucent LCD, a fresnel (on many older film cameras this was a thin precision matte, now they’re brightness optimized), and either a prism or a mirror arrangement.

Now you know why mirrorless took off fast once EVFs that weren’t shit made it to cameras that weren’t shit and leica still has customers (ORFs are so clear holy shit)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 06:35:28 No.4256666 Report

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>>4256664
+ on top of it all the lens you are focusing through is probably soft wide open which is typical of SLR lenses that aren’t huge.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 06:47:11 No.4256670 Report

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Day in the life of a crop camera user

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 06:52:25 No.4256672 Report

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>>4256659
>going to pretend to be some kind of purist snob
>shooting aps-c anyway though
Ok…
Have you tried drilling a 1” hole straight through your viewfinder yet? Bc theres nothing like direct viewfinding, nothing standing between you and your source’s photons bro, its so authentic if it were any more real i could just puke.

/\ Thu 23 Nov 2023 07:54:39 No.4256687 Report

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>>4256659
There's a diopter wheel right beside it, anon. You're welcome.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 08:45:41 No.4256714 Report

Quoted By: >>4256721

Your eyesight is going poor without you noticing probably, try adjusting the OVF using diopter wheel.
Also the viewfinder on D3300 *is* shit, low magnification, small size, pentamirror. If you're poor and strictly want a DSLR with a good OVF, buy a used Pentax. Otherwise go mirrorless like others suggested and forget about it forever.
Do not save up for used flagship FFs from Canikon because trust me you don't want to carry these monstrosities around.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 09:12:41 No.4256721 Report

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>>4256714
My D610 is smaller than my previous D300s. Feels like a toy camera though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 12:08:30 No.4256743 Report

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>>4256659
>No, i'm not getting a gay mirrorless either.
then deal with DSLR quirks like front/back focus lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 12:09:58 No.4256744 Report

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>>4256659
op is a retard, more news at 11

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 13:04:48 No.4256766 Report

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>>4256659
Canon made a viewfinder magnifier called the MG-Eb, I'm pretty sure Nikon has their own version.

If you're manual focusing have you considered a matte screen or something with focusing aids? I use picrel and have been taking sharp photos reliably ever since.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 13:08:13 No.4256768 Report

Quoted By: >>4256770

>>4256659
>No, using autofocus is not photography.
using digital isn't photography either, faggot

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 13:12:39 No.4256770 Report

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>>4256768
>capture photons in a semiconductor
>graph their properties in a 2d grid
It is a photograph

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 13:30:37 No.4256775 Report

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>>4256770
not if autofocus isn't :)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 14:01:23 No.4256781 Report

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Just get a rangefinder bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 14:36:09 No.4256786 Report

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>>4256687
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Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 15:20:34 No.4256795 Report

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>>4256721
>smaller
u wot m8?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 16:08:19 No.4256810 Report

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Move diopter adjustment until the numbers are in focus

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 18:09:01 No.4256857 Report

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>>4256795
Yup, as you can see in the on your picture. And lighter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 18:30:30 No.4256867 Report

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>>4256766
>sharp photos reliably
Focus bracketing is the only semi-reliable way to get sharp manual focus pics with a crip... I mean crop camera

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Nov 2023 23:08:34 No.4256927 Report

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>>4256664
>EVFs that weren’t shit made it to cameras that weren’t shit
So when is that gonna happen?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 25 Nov 2023 10:17:22 No.4257347 Report

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>>4256659
Just get a mirrorless and use an ipad pro to control the camera.

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