Originally posted by tncasual With the OVF I have to take my eye off the view finder to see the LCD to check my settings/image.
It's good you have the choice....
My point was, the same as Macs and PCs. What you start with greatly influences what you will feel comfortable using in the future, and defines the things you think are acceptable, and which aren't.
Personally, I set my exposure once at the beginning of a sequence. The camera automatically adjusts the settings based on my base instructions set in AV mode. No need to check the exact image for every frame. I often shoot 300 frames without chimping. So I wonder why what you describe is even necessary. But as I said, we all go with what we're used to.
I find the histogram superimposed on the viewfinder in my ZS100 completely irritating. I like to see my subject.
All I'm, really saying here is, if you're coming from P&S and mirrorless, it may take you a while to use an OVF efficiently. Learning's to use an EVF didn't come without a learning curve. Niether will an OVF. The second option in the learning's progression will require unlearning some habits from the previous to be efficient, whether you go EVF to OVF or vice versa.
It's definitely not impossible. There are many here on the forum comfortable with both.