One disadvantage when viewing and composing with a range finder digital camera is that the eyepiece can camera sensors see differently especially on close ups.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Never

Answer: (A)

Parallax occurs when what you see through the rangefinder’s eyepiece isn’t exactly what the camera sensor captures. In rangefinder systems, the viewfinder path is separate and offset from the lens, so the scene you frame in the eyepiece can differ from the actual image the lens records. This difference becomes noticeable with close subjects, making composition tricky because you may end up framing one thing in the viewfinder and getting something slightly different in the photo. It’s the main drawback when viewing and composing with a rangefinder, especially for close-ups, though some cameras try to help with parallax indicators or by using live view to verify framing.