ARRI ARRIFLEX D-21 manual A Clear View, The Optical Viewfinder

A CLEAR VIEW

ARRI ARRIFLEX D-21

The Optical Viewfinder

While most digital cameras use electronic viewfinders, the D-21 is equipped with the same optical viewfinder as all other ARRI cameras. Thus the D-21 viewfinder always shows an image area larger than the image being recorded, and it can be used even when the camera is not powered up.

Light entering the taking lens is diverted by a spinning mirror shutter and generates a bright, magnified full color image in the viewfinder. This direct light path, free of any electronic image processing, ensures fatigue-free vie- wing as well as zero delay, a crucial feature when shooting fast action, where a delay of even a few frames can be very confusing. But even something as mundane as following a person getting up from a chair can become horrifying guesswork if the viewfinder image is delayed.

The D-21 optical viewfinder can be freely rotated, extended or flipped to the other camera side for comfortable viewing in any camera position An extension viewfinder, eyepiece leveler and a heated eyepiece are useful accessories in many shooting situations.

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