fantastic crutch

The optical viewfinder of the old G1 X was scrap and a palliative. What indeed does not mean that a good optical viewfinder is not feasible. At the price of EVF I get ne Fuji X10 with an excellent optical viewfinder - so no one tell me that it was not feasible. Ie - Canon may be a prosthesis pay damn expensive - I do not want to enumerate what one the G1 X Mark II + EVF else can get so for the price now. What would - may be already out of the G1 X, and what only from the Mark II - if Canon would have the notes taken in all - instead marketing Fuzzis have won and the camera is a lazy compromise - you have, for example, for a lot of Money to buy a spare-seeker who looks at the camera like the hump of Quasimodo. It would certainly be able to build a camera from a single source. You do not now. So have idiots like me who wanted to have this camera, bite the bullet, if:
working in bright sunny environment
you want to make local or macro shots
Wants to make sports photography
Will align perfectly photos
because - and I am sorry to say - although it is a prosthesis - a real leg would be better - but as a prosthesis that thing is unfortunately well.
For automatic:
mE works perfectly - I look pure - the viewfinder is on, I sit from the camera, the display is made. This is very well regulated to my mind when I use the viewfinder wil, he turns on when it is not. That's ok, and so it should be in my opinion.
The image is bright and sharp - Problems with image retention or Pixelize I can not find in such an extent that it would be worth mentioning.
When the power grid of the net width viewfinder supports perfect alignment with horizontal or vertical Strukturen- which is very helpful especially with the stronger wide-angle of 24mm.
Focusing is quick and - big plus - Complete info are in the viewfinder visibility also very nice that I in the viewfinder then the results - may examine - even with the zoom function.
The adjustability of the viewfinder enables an optimal work in different positions - for otherwise one would need an angle viewfinder or a light shaft. Especially I macro shots with close-up lens of a beetle made - to images to make "eye level" is the viewfinder indispensable. The display is in the range of almost 1: 1 the setting quite a Gerödel - through the viewfinder does it - especially when I choose spot metering - very quickly and precisely - the results have surprised myself. The viewfinder shows really everything is on display and in good quality - so I would have liked a viewfinder in the camera - is not is not. Granted, this little thing is a technical masterpiece - namely an optical Quasimodo hump - but just about acceptable - for the size of the viewfinder image the thing is small and really easy.
Absolute no-go is the diopter adjustment - also because a point from - there is no marking - neither plus nor minus nor anything else - you have to like the optician - taste - better or worse - when a marking point for setting would be available, which would more easily , For this, the setting is extremely sluggish, the index finger still hurts me - something annoying and is for almost 300 a cheek.
Another major drawback - the thing eats power like a horse oats - without replacement battery has real problems, especially since the battery is quite narrow-eh - replacement batteries are pigs expensive and hard to get, I had to wait six weeks
Conclusion: So should be a viewfinder, which is integrated into the camera. Grudgingly I bought what is necessary and should have been available. Thus, the camera has now cost about 1100 (camera viewfinder, 2 batteries)
I have done this to me - emphehlen I like non-product - and pricing policy of Canon, I can not understand - 70 for a second battery, Liferzeiten 2 months, accessory prices on the order of a top compact camera - which is the spread on the market is not conducive. If I were to buy a Porsche without wheels, I would also say that the wheels offered are excellent. If they were, the. But wheels should have a car. And a luxury camera 800 may have an integrated viewing system - at no extra charge. One should the marketing Fuzzis imprison - somewhere on a poured island ..........