VIEWFINDER CAMERA - Camera with a viewfinder that is separate from the lens used in taking the picture. A simple point-and-shoot disposable camera is an example of a viewfinder camera, but not all viewfinder cameras are simple.
Viewfinder cameras like the Motormarine IIEX and Nikonos require the shooter to estimate the distance to the subject and then manually adjust it on the lens. Wrong distance estimates result in out-of-focus pictures.
High-end viewfinder cameras with all the parallax correction and focusing system built-in to the viewfinder is called a rangefinder camera. High-end rangefinder cameras can sometimes be more expensive than a high-end SLR camera.
Because it's a viewfinder camera and not an SLR, focusing and parallax are a major issue. This is solved by using framers. A framer is bent coat hanger wire ;-) attached to the lense that precisely indicates the point of focus and the edge of the ...
Ensign Cupid (small viewfinder camera)
Ensign Deluxe Reflex
Ensign Double-8 (folding, 3x4 on 127)
Ensign Duo-Design 2¼ B (box)
Ensign E20 (box)
Ensign E29 (box)
Ensign Ful-Vue (pseudo-TLR)
Ensign Greyhound (folder)
Ensign Junior (box) ...
These phony SLRs are also called EVF or electronic viewfinder cameras. They are NOT SLRs, even though they look like SLRs and you are viewing through the taking lens.
A stripped version of the M2 for scientific/technical use, the M1 was a viewfinder camera with no built-in rangefinder.
Occurs when shooting very close up with a viewfinder camera. The photographer does not see an accurate indication of the subjects position relative to the lens, ...
Also known as "Parallax effect" - the viewfinder camera's main disadvantage, making it almost useless for careful composition of close-up subjects.
hi - read your article about lcd vs viewfinder cameras = could you please tell who who makes or where to find a camera with a viewfinder?
Whether they have built-in long-range zoom lenses or interchangeable lenses, the Electronic Viewfinder camera category (sometimes referred to as “bridge' cameras) has undergone a resurgence in the last year.
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us more than what we see in the viewfinder, and after being frustrated having to remember that, or compose tightly enough to make sure I eliminated things I didn't want in the edges of the picture, I finally just went with 100% viewfinder cameras.
 See also: Camera, Finder, Viewfinder, Image, Film
  
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