XH-A1 becoming outdated

Robert M Wright · March 25th, 2008, 02:07 AM

I just got an XH-A1 a couple weeks ago. The only real flaw I see in the A1 is that the viewfinder is pretty weak. Other than that, there just isn't much about the A1 that isn't well above par or just downright excellent.

Richard Hunter · March 25th, 2008, 02:35 AM

The viewfinder can be improved a lot by ading the large rubber eyecup from the Sony Z1. It fits over the existing XH-A1 eyepiece and really improves visibility on bright sunny days, especially useful if you wear spectacles.

Richard

Robert M Wright · March 25th, 2008, 02:20 PM

The difficulty I have is that the viewfinder resolution seems to low to be able to focus accurately with it. With many scenes you can often hit a pretty wide range of focal lengths without seeing any difference in the image displayed on the viewfinder.

March 25th, 2008, 02:07 AM	#16
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	I just got an XH-A1 a couple weeks ago. The only real flaw I see in the A1 is that the viewfinder is pretty weak. Other than that, there just isn't much about the A1 that isn't well above par or just downright excellent.

March 25th, 2008, 02:35 AM	#17
Richard Hunter Trustee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lipa City Batangas, Philippines Posts: 1,110	The viewfinder can be improved a lot by ading the large rubber eyecup from the Sony Z1. It fits over the existing XH-A1 eyepiece and really improves visibility on bright sunny days, especially useful if you wear spectacles. Richard

March 25th, 2008, 02:20 PM	#18
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	The difficulty I have is that the viewfinder resolution seems to low to be able to focus accurately with it. With many scenes you can often hit a pretty wide range of focal lengths without seeing any difference in the image displayed on the viewfinder.