Originally posted by Tony Belding I don't get it? So... You don't care if the WB is off or the exposure is off, as long as it looked good through the VF when you were snapping the shot??
An EVF is not a perfect representation of what the sensor 'sees' nor what infomration will actually be in the file. It is the camera software's emulation of what it thinks the exposure looks like. It is subject to the engineers' opinions and to the limitations of display technology.
My WB and exposure are rarely off. Even for a complex lighting situation, I can manually test WB and manually adjust WB. Same for EV. I always have LV if I
really need it.
I don't believe the EVF is a true representation of the WB or exposure. I see the true representation of the exposure. EVF's are fine for people who want to shoot that way. I don't need to.
I really get annoyed when people claim to know better than I what is right for me. WB and EV / EV Comp are metering issues (different meters) that I handle myself, manually, better than any camera engineer's idea of what (he) thinks I think they should be. And I like to do it.
Many EVF and MILC converts (not saying you) have lost touch with the idea that there are other opinions and other people. There is no universally superior technology.
What I would LIKE is to have a selectable Histogram and other information overlay on the passive viewfinder screen.