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cayzi Registered since 15th May 2006Wed 30-Jul-08 01:09 PM
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"5D vs, D700 VF size and brightness"


Kranj, SI
          

Hi!

If anybody own 5D or any other Canon FF can please confirm that D700 have smaller and not so bright VF.

Why asking because Canon user told me that Nikon FX VF is not so large and bright as Canon is having.

Please don't start a C vs. N war!!!

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Cayzi

  
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briantilley Moderator
30th Jul 2008
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30th Jul 2008
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DKESLERFL
30th Jul 2008
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          Reply message Also depends on the lens!
Joe Mondello
30th Jul 2008
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briantilley Moderator Deep knowledge of bodies and lens; high level photography skills Nikonian since 26th Jan 2003Wed 30-Jul-08 01:25 PM
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#1. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightness"
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Paignton, GB
          

I don't know about viewfinder brightness, and that can be difficult to judge objectively in any case, but as for size the 5D has an eyepiece magnification of 0.71x, the D700 is 0.72x. So if there is any difference visible, the D700's viewfinder should appear very slightly larger than the 5D.

Note: the above doesn't take into account how much of the actual frame the viewfinders show.

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cayzi Registered since 15th May 2006Wed 30-Jul-08 01:32 PM
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#2. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightness"
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Kranj, SI
          

Thanks!

So difference between 1Ds III for example having x0.76 magnification means that it is quite bigger than D3 or D700?

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Cayzi

  
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DKESLERFL Registered since 21st Mar 2003Wed 30-Jul-08 04:05 PM
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#3. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightness"
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Miami (Coconut Grove), US
          

>So difference between 1Ds III for example having x0.76 magnification means that it is quite bigger than D3 or D700?<

No, not quite a bit - just a little bit bigger. You can get a DK-17M eyepiece that gives you 1.2X magnification for 35.00 that makes the Nikon's quite bigger than that. I'm pretty sure that you could get a similar eyepiece for the Canon. Plus it isn't really relevant comparing a 1ds MKIII to a D700 - and the 5D is "quite" obsolete and due for an upgrade very soon.



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Joe Mondello Registered since 11th Apr 2007Wed 30-Jul-08 05:24 PM
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#4. "Also depends on the lens!"
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A fast lens gives you a brighter VF image -- on any SLR.

  
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cayzi Registered since 15th May 2006Fri 01-Aug-08 10:34 PM
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#5. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightnes"
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Kranj, SI
          

this are user opinion about 5D vs D700 viewfinder:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=28812352

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=28816347

looks like Canon have still better and bigger VF even on old 5D.

Kind regards,
Cayzi

  
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agitater Gold Member Nikonian since 18th Jan 2007Sat 02-Aug-08 01:19 AM
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#6. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightnes"
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Toronto, CA
          

>this are user opinion about 5D vs D700 viewfinder:
>
>http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=28812352
>
>http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=28816347
>
>looks like Canon have still better and bigger VF even on old
>5D.

It's just a bunch of opinions. Nobody seems to have done a side-by-side comparison yet.

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briantilley Moderator Deep knowledge of bodies and lens; high level photography skills Nikonian since 26th Jan 2003Sat 02-Aug-08 10:25 AM
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#7. "RE: 5D vs, D700 VF size and brightnes"
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Paignton, GB
          

>looks like Canon have still better and bigger VF even on old 5D.

I did not reach that conclusion when reading the thread linked to.

This post from the same thread seems the most logical and accurate.


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