First DSLR

Nifkin said:
I don't think lawrenceots took it as a dig, but was just providing more detail about his reasoning, weren't you Larry? Even if it was a bit OT... :p:lol:
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Yes I wasn;t intending to take a dig at anyone, just wanted to point out the difference, and encourage the OP to see for himself, though it was OTT!:) imho, Canons are awkward in live view..:D will Canonians agree?..:naughty:
 
lawrenceots said:
Yes I wasn;t intending to take a dig at anyone, just wanted to point out the difference, and encourage the OP to see for himself, though it was OTT!:) imho, Canons are awkward in live view..:D will Canonians agree?..:naughty:
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I for one really don't have a problem with the useability of Canon's liveview, which I reserve primarily for taking shots at awkward angles, which is perhaps less than 2% of what I shoot. To be honest, I know a few people with the facility over a variety of the brands, and very few of them actually use it very often. I'm wondering if, as daydreambeliever rates it quite high on his priority list, whether or not he's misunderstanding it's intended usage, and is under the impression it's to be used in the same way an LCD screen on the back of a compact camera is used, i.e. between 90 and 100% of the time?? :shrug:
 
So from what I've read on here...is live-view really all that important for a first time DSLR user?
 
daydreambeliever said:
So from what I've read on here...is live-view really all that important for a first time DSLR user?
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Very generally speaking, live view is for aiding with the composition of shots when you've got the camera in an awkard position and it would be difficult to use the viewfinder. It can also be useful when using a tripod/doing macro shots where focussing is critical. However, most of the time DSLR users will use the eyepiece viewfinder, as, for most people's purposes, assessing your scene through the viewfinder will be more accurate, and is the whole reason why Single Lens Reflex technology continues into the digital realm :thumbs:
 
mastertrinity said:
its also good for white balance
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Yep, and that. And regardless of which brand you choose, using liveview when taking the picture slows the process down considerably; shooting using the viewfinder is much faster.
 
Also with Canon 500d and the software with it, if you connect camera to the PC you can also get live view to appear on the monitor screen, no idea where you might use that but you could have camera on a tripod a few meters away, get focus right on pc and shoot
 
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