Originally posted by elf photo need some clarification please ,what is
EVF =
OVF =
and do you actually see through them ? or just an image on a screen.
EVF is an electronic viewfinder and is basically a little screen that gives a digital read out from the sensor. It looks more or less like a tiny TV screen.
OVF is optical viewfinder and is what is present on SLRs. Using either a penta mirror or penta prism, they direct light up to the focusing screen where you can see it.
To me, both are showing what the lens sees, just in different ways as compared to range finders or other cameras where you aren't looking through the lens.