Bought an Olympus VF-2 viewfinder the otherday for my EP-2, due to the inability to see the LCD screen in sunlight. I was totally "wowed" by the VF-2, maybe because I haven't looked through an EVF since Fujifilm S100fs, it was super clear in good light, when I was out shooting on saturday, I switched off all infomation on the display, and I forgot that I was shooting with an EVF, it felt like using an OVF, there was no noticible lag (I don't pan around too much though), the pictures are as clear as they come, and colors were pretty accurate too. The 90 degree tilt of the EVF is also a very nice touch, I found myself using it more than I expected, great for low angle shots, and no one notices you because you are staring down at your camera.
There is only two minor negative points that I have noticed, one is that the dynamic range of the EVF is limited, when pointing at high contrast scene, the highlights will be clipped. The other is when you shooting in low light, there will be some noticible noise, but the EVF will light up the scene, which will help the framing a little.
Anyways, if you own a EP-2, and found the LCD screen impossible to use in the sun, I highly recommend this accessory. I haven't taken it off since I put it on, and works great in street shooting. Trust me, you will love this EVF. Here are some shots I took on saturday with the 17mm f2.8 Zuiko, love this pancake lens, as sharp as anything even at f2.8, its no 35mm summarit m, but getting there.
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