giga Veteran Posted March 9, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 9, 2008 Ranked in order of area (that you see in viewfinder, taking into account sensor/film size, magnification and coverage) Film SLRs: Olympus OM-1 (.92x magnification, 97% coverage) - 709 sq mm Canon AE-1 (.86x magnification, 94% coverage) - 600 sq mm Nikon F5 (.75x magnification, 100% coverage) - 486 sq mm Canon EOS-1V .(72X magnification, 100% coverage) - 448 sq mm Full Frame DSLRs: Canon 1Ds Mark III (.76x magnification, 100% coverage) - 499 sq mm Nikon D3 (.7x magnification, 100% coverage) - 422 sq mm Canon 1Ds Mark II (.7x magnification, 100% coverage) 418 sq mm Canon 1Ds (.7x magnification, 100% coverage) 418 sq mm Canon 5D (.71x magnification, 96% coverage) - 414 sq mm APS-H (1.3x crop), APS-C (1.5-1.6x crop), Four Thirds (2x crop): Nikon D300 (.94x magnification, 100% coverage) - 329 sq mm Canon 1D Mark III (.76x magnification, 100% coverage) - 316 sq mm Nikon D200 (.94x magnification, 95% coverage) - 313 sq mm Nikon D80 (.94x magnification, 95% coverage) - 313 sq mm Pentax K20D (.95x magnification, 95% coverage) - 312 sq mm Olympus E-3 (1.15x magnification, 100% coverage) - 297 sq mm Canon 1D Mark IIn (.72x magnification, 100% coverage) - 284 sq mm Canon 40D (.95x magnification, 95% coverage) - 282 sq nm Sony A700 (.9x magnification, 95% coverage) - 282 sq nm Canon 30D (.9x magnification, 95% coverage) - 260 sq nm Sony A100 (.83x magnification, 95% coverage) - 244 nm Canon 450D (.87x magnification, 95% coverage) - 236 nm Nikon D40(x)/D60 (.8x magnification, 95% coverage) - 225 nm Canon 400D (.8x magnification, 95% coverage) - 200 nm Nikon D50 (.75x magnification, 95% coverage) - 198 nm Olympus E-510 (.92x magnification, 95% coverage) - 181 nm Good times from the olden days. :/ Note: Take into account that viewfinder brightness isn't accounted for in the images. General rule of thumb: pentaprism > pentamirror. (first image courtesy of bigbluedodge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 No D50 love? :( Cool chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 The viewfinder is indeed a bit small on my E-510 :/ , manual focusing is a challenge with it! but thankfully I have live-view on the LCD for that when I need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted March 9, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted March 9, 2008 No D50 love? :(Cool chart Added it to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) Ah, .75x magnification. No wonder why it's such a pain in the ass to manually focus the thing. It's by FAR the worst of any of them! Except the olympus :/ Edited March 9, 2008 by crazzy88ss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aperture Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I just purchased an Olympus OM-1 and 50mm f/1.4! Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I just purchased an Olympus OM-1 and 50mm f/1.4! Thanks for the information. I have the same camera and lens :D and just purchased an adapter to fit that 50mm on my Olympus E-510. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aperture Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I have the same camera and lens :D and just purchased an adapter to fit that 50mm on my Olympus E-510. Hey, awesome! How is it as a kit? I'm hoping to shoot a lot of ambient/low light documentary stuff on Tri-X. Looking forward to receiving it! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 (edited) Hey, awesome! How is it as a kit? I'm hoping to shoot a lot of ambient/low light documentary stuff on Tri-X. Looking forward to receiving it! =D I've never used it really, it belongs to my dad. But it produced really quality shots in our family albums. I'm sure you'll make a great use of it since you are a professional photographer indeed! its viewfinder is like a TV :D Edited March 9, 2008 by Tantawi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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