Originally posted by audiobomber There's a new Epson EVF that matches the resolution of the best Sony.
Sounds impressive:
Epson has said it is starting full production of its high-resolution SVGA LCD panel for use in electronic viewfinder cameras. The 1024 x 768 pixel screen sits alongside the company's existing 800 x 600 pixel display, as used in the Olympus OM-D and, we suspect, in Fujifilm's X100 and X-Pro1. The latest panel, unveiled at Photokina, offers the same 2.36m dot resolution as announced in the Fujifilm X100S. It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the Sony OLED display of the same resolution used in various Sony models and Fujifilm's X-E1.
The latest panel shares exactly the same outside dimensions as the 800 x 600 pixel (1.44m dot) version so, from a physical design perspective, could be slotted-in to the next-generation version of any camera that uses the existing display.
It does have a while to go in its development. OVF is innately of infinite resolution and of real time visualisation. Brightness and size of the OVF is improved on by format size, which makes a FF dSLR OVF closer to what an EVF can offer. EVF is definitely more advantageous for smaller formats, but the benefits become less important and/or insufficient to make up for current deficiencies over that of the OVF in larger formats, FF being the happy medium for cost benefit. The 645D OVF is simply brilliant, but it has a much smaller niche market.