I only can reassure everyone that the EVF on the EP2 is GREAT.

I am a very difficult user, coming from the M system and being used to SLRs since ages, so I just neglected EVFs for long time.

BUT - the EP2 EVF is the first one which I happily accept. I am sure now this will be the future of photography!

Hope to see an M10 pretty soon with a built in EVF (instead of the optical one) or maybe 2 models to choose - with EVF or OVF - if that ever happens

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There's been a lot of talk lately about putting EVF's on Leica. I love the EVF on the E-P2, I think its probably the best ever made. Its sharp and clear. But rangefinder focusing on a Leica is a delight too. Its quiet, its quick, its bright. I can focus a lens manually on my M9, much quicker than I can on any of my m4/3 cameras. Its a camera built around MF, whereas with m4/3 MF is an afterthought.
Having said that the E-P2 has now become my favourite camera to use and thats entirely due to the EVF. Until somebody comes up with a screen that you can see in sunlight, there will always be a need for a viewfinder, and this one does the job beautifully.

I've got the G1 and the E-P2 here - just done a side by side comparison of the EVF view through the kit lenses.

It's true the EVF on the E-P2 is a nice step forward - significantly better than that of the G1, especially in low light where the faster & smoother refresh rate, along with less noise makes it preferable.

The rubber ring on the VF-2 will come off, so it's just a case of finding a replacement eye-cup which would adapt to the hard plastic lip...

Here's an illustration (sure to be 'recycled' shall we say, so may as well advertise our forum ) :



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All I can do is watch and read.... I already bought an e-p1 days after the e-p2 came out... im new here by the way.

does anyone have a clue how much the evf will sell for as an accessory for the new epL1?

I discovered the problems shooting in full sun with my non-EVF equipped GF1 yesterday, so I promptly ordered the EVF for the GF1 which will be here tomorrow. I know it's resolution falls far short of the Oly EVF, unfortunately, but I'm hoping it does at least a reasonably nice job of assisting me on sunny days.

Weird... the GF1 screen is much higher resolution than the EP1 or EP2 screens, but the Oly EVF is much higher resolution than the Panny EVF... strange... oh well... too bad they both won't step up to the plate on both counts.

the panny evf will help alot with framing in bright sunlight , but its resolution make mf difficult