Comments on: Does Your DSLR’s Viewfinder Give the ‘Full Picture’? http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-9375 Ryan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:39:12 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-9375 I've always assumed, probably incorrectly, that the percentage was roughly equal to what a minilab machine crops off during printing. I’ve always assumed, probably incorrectly, that the percentage was roughly equal to what a minilab machine crops off during printing.

]]> By: Tom http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3540 Tom Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:14:02 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3540 Actually isn't it always better to frame it the way you want it to be and then crop it if you'd happen to get those five procent extra? I mean you can (just like you say) always crop a picture but you can never get that extra space back if you take the pic wrong? Good tip though had no clue about this. Actually isn’t it always better to frame it the way you want it to be and then crop it if you’d happen to get those five procent extra? I mean you can (just like you say) always crop a picture but you can never get that extra space back if you take the pic wrong?

Good tip though had no clue about this.

]]> By: Jere Joiner http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3295 Jere Joiner Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:20:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3295 I have lost many good pictures by framing through a viewfinder. I use basic composition technique (remembering the one-third rule, for instance), but otherwise go for the bigger picture in RAW (or NEF) and worry about framing and cropping after I see things on the computer. Other techniques are equally valid; this one's just mine. I have lost many good pictures by framing through a viewfinder. I use basic composition technique (remembering the one-third rule, for instance), but otherwise go for the bigger picture in RAW (or NEF) and worry about framing and cropping after I see things on the computer.

Other techniques are equally valid; this one’s just mine.

]]> By: Graeme Dawes http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3276 Graeme Dawes Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:40:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3276 This was even more important with film cameras. Often as important as what is included in a picture is what is NOT included, and with transparency film there was no opportunity to crop. I spent a lot of years making slides for lectures, and sometimes these included pictures from textbooks (under the 'fair usage' dispensation to educational establishments) and time and again I'd find extraneous matter in the picture because the viewfinder didn't show me the whole picture. There were only a couple of (hugely expensive) SLRs that would display 100% of the image. Why are DSLR and SLR manufacturers even now so reluctant to let us see what we're about to photograph? This was even more important with film cameras. Often as important as what is included in a picture is what is NOT included, and with transparency film there was no opportunity to crop. I spent a lot of years making slides for lectures, and sometimes these included pictures from textbooks (under the ‘fair usage’ dispensation to educational establishments) and time and again I’d find extraneous matter in the picture because the viewfinder didn’t show me the whole picture. There were only a couple of (hugely expensive) SLRs that would display 100% of the image. Why are DSLR and SLR manufacturers even now so reluctant to let us see what we’re about to photograph?

]]> By: Raghu http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3258 Raghu Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:03:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3258 I have read about this earlier and the technical specification of my DSLR (Canon XTi) also mentions it, but now I have a doubt. If One uses a Matrix metering, and there is a bright light or a dark object which is not seen through the viewfinder(because of the 95% view)but will be the part of the final image , will it affect the cameras prescribed metering ? Rgds Raghu I have read about this earlier and the technical specification of my DSLR (Canon XTi) also mentions it, but now I have a doubt. If One uses a Matrix metering, and there is a bright light or a dark object which is not seen through the viewfinder(because of the 95% view)but will be the part of the final image , will it affect the cameras prescribed metering ?
Rgds
Raghu

]]> By: Andrea http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3235 Andrea Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:34:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3235 This is something I hadn't even thought about, even after years of being an amateur photographer! I subscribed this this blog thinking I would only learn a little here and there, but I find I'm learning more than I expected. :) *crosses fingers* still saving up for a Canon DSLR... Any Canon DSLR, lol.... This is something I hadn’t even thought about, even after years of being an amateur photographer! I subscribed this this blog thinking I would only learn a little here and there, but I find I’m learning more than I expected. :)

*crosses fingers* still saving up for a Canon DSLR… Any Canon DSLR, lol….

]]> By: Rob http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3182 Rob Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:21:30 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3182 this happened to me today, i have a nikon d70s, and i specifically framed my shot to eliminate a distracting cone in the street, got home and there's half of it in the shot. this happened to me today, i have a nikon d70s, and i specifically framed my shot to eliminate a distracting cone in the street, got home and there’s half of it in the shot.

]]> By: Brian Auer http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3100 Brian Auer Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:47:57 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3100 I've seen the same comparison done with P&S cameras -- they can be much much worse than this. They are often less than 95% and can be skewed in one or more directions. It's definitely good to know how YOUR camera works. I’ve seen the same comparison done with P&S cameras — they can be much much worse than this. They are often less than 95% and can be skewed in one or more directions. It’s definitely good to know how YOUR camera works.

]]> By: Tom http://digital-photography-school.com/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/comment-page-1#comment-3078 Tom Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:30:51 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/does-your-dslrs-viewfinder-give-the-full-picture/#comment-3078 EVFs are fairly popular in prosumer cameras, they work nicely. EVFs are fairly popular in prosumer cameras, they work nicely.

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