Originally posted by KungPOW To me ogl's cryptic reply is the same as "you are close, but not 100% there."
I doubt if Pentax would ever go to a pure EVF. I just cannot see it.
But I could see some type of information overlay in the viewfinder. So it would use EVF type components intended for user information. But I do not see it for images.
Read again my post (and the blog for more details). EVF, as implemented by Pentax, means optical view of the image (just in traditional dSLR cameras) AND electronic information superimposed on top of it; as for instance, live histogram, live view, magnification of image if required, etc.
In short: it means keeping the optical view of the image (which has no competition regarding quality) AND all of the nice thingies of electronic screens, but superimposed. I am speaking of pure theory, but if this is properly implemented, it mixes the best of both worlds.
And remember: Pentax patented it.