Is it normal that at 2.5x magnification the screen in the optical viewfinder dims a little?
164207
Yes, because the same amount of light is spread over a greater angle, and your eye sees only the central portion. In good light you can barely perceive it, but in marginal light as is usual in tele or macro photography it can be conspicuous. You get magnification but at a price.
1107600
It sounds defective. All of the reticle colors illuminate brightly on mine. And I have been able to adjust windage and elevation to zero the scope although it did take a lot of clicks on the screws.
1681884
I did not observe the same. Although i remember reading about people complaints that magnetic field of the frame is too strong and it affects focusing. Frankly I have not been using it much because if you need to keep you camera in a case it is very inconvenient to remove and attach the Viewfinder every now and then.
711544
i have noted a constant 'clicking' which seemed to be related to moving the camera around. (much) closer inspection showed it to be the aperture opening and closing as the camera's lens is moved from dark to light areas. i believe that this is done in order to assure that the preview image in the viewfinder isn't over- or under-exposed. if you watch as the camera clicks, you will see an accompanying change in the light level in the lcd screen.
1303315
i found the same problem the screen dims jus like that and does not brightened up back is this normal or a malfuntion
173159
I have 20/20 vision, and I do notice a slight magnification, but it's barely noticeable.
266375
None at all on my M- it is a bit slow in the focus- but when I combined it with a short loupe to act as a viewfinder it became handy. Mine works perfectly except for the focussing time. VRR
1699050
I don't know for certain, since I haven't used the illuminated version. But I would check the reviews of that particular model very carefully, and make sure that you can adjust the brightness all the way down. A common complaint with illuminated gear is that the brightness may be adjustable, but that even a the lowest setting it is still too bright. I can tell you that I've never been tempted by the illuminated version because I've never had a problem seeing the crosshairs on the regular version, and I've used it everywhere from city center sidewalk astronomy to radically dark skies deep in the Mojave desert. It seems to me that for bright stuff you don't need illlumination, and that for dim stuff the illumination might compete with the faint light from the target, BUT take that with a huge grain of salt since I am basically speaking from ignorance.
415039
mine does not have that problem or entirely by the viewfinder or on the final photo
2133473
They are very close to what you see is what you get. They come up about 10-15% smaller than what you are seeing through the viewfinder. (depending on the amount of zoom you are using when shooting). I've had mine for over a year now and still enjoying it.
343160
Unfortunately not. It's the one thing I miss, being an old fashioned camera user. I did find that I quickly got used to it though since most do away with the view finder these days for a good screen (this camera has a nice, clear, large one). A little difficult in bright light.
77652
Yes, somebody here said +.2 or something like that.It is minor but present; makes screen seem just a little bit bigger.You can get them as prescription lenses if you need more.
415183
You're not doing anything wrong. The eye relief is very short for this magnifier. In order to get full sight picture your eye has to be that close.
1568078
When I first turned mine on, I had a lighter 'frame' about 1" around the edge of the display that was visible on a black or dark screen. It eventually went away, but now there's a little bit more concentration of light along the left bottom edge but only slightly noticeable. I've seen the same kind of 'stage lights' effect with a retina iPad, so it's probably normal.
1264857
It's fixed. That's why it says 4x30 and not 4-10x30 (or similar). "4x magnification; 30mm objective lens"
1547865
The viewfinder is very small, I've gotten in the habit of not using it. Haven't used it for either bright sunlight or actions. However, it is one of the few cameras in this class with a viewfinder, and I am glad to have it. One of the reasons why this camera appealed to me. Will check these two conditions. I am extremely satisfied with the camera so far.
1508080
Turn the numerical brightness dial to "0". I had a similar issue until I noticed the 0 setting turned the sight off.