Nex 3N shooting under sunlight

<p>I have a 5D Mark II and got this one because of the 16-50mm compact lens. However, under strong sunlight I can't see anything. It's a pain in the butt to use. Any tips? Or shall I buy a Canon SL1?</p>

<p>Have you tried turning on the "sunlight" brightness adjustment with the 3N? </p>

<p>Yes, I turned on 'Sunny weather' and the LCD becomes a lot brighter. However, it is still not nearly as good as a real optic viewfinder. Is it possible to place something like a hood over the LCD?</p>

<p>The reason I need to see clearly is that I don't like the kit lens (16-50mm) due to its distortion. So I ended up manual focusing a few Canon, Takumar, Vivitar, Tokina, and Yashica lenses on my Nex 3. Focus peaking works well, but I prefer 100% zoom for accurate focusing. When the sun is strong, it is difficult to see.</p>

<p>Nex 3N is a new economized version of the NEX camera line.<br /> The price reduction was achieved by many things, and the EVF Finder that is not in the camera, is major part of it.</p>

<p>For use with legacy lenses, NEX6, or NEX7 work better, as they have fixed position EVF, part of the camera.</p>

<p>There is an add-on accessory optional EVF for NEX5N camera, that can be titled up and viewed down for a low angle position shooting. Some see this tilting accessory EVF as benefit over fixed EVF in NEX6/7, but there are disadvantages...</p>