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| 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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