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By Michael Guncheon
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Viewfinder And Glasses
* Eyepoint Revealed
* Digital Projection Format
* Memory Card Considerations
Eyepoint Revealed
Q) I’ve been investigating digital SLRs and have come across a term I don’t understand. What’s eyepoint and why is it important?
S. Orlando
Via e-mail
A) Eyepoint is a measurement of how close your eye needs
to be to the viewfinder in order to see the entire image presented by
the viewfinder. For example, if you hold a camera a few inches away
from your eye, you’ll be able to see only a small portion of the center
of the viewfinder image. As you move the camera closer to your eye,
you’ll get to a point where you’ll be able to see the entire view
without any vignetting.
The eyepoint specification is measured in millimeters. The higher the
number, the farther away from the camera your eye can be. If you wear
glasses (and a lot of great photographers do), having a higher eyepoint
means that you can see the entire viewfinder image while still wearing
your glasses.
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