The two biggest things about the SX50 that are disappointing are the lens speed, and the viewfinder.
I doubt a wider focal length range will make the lens speed better. Worse is more likely.
The EVF on the SX50 isn't bad, but it isn't great either. It's biggest problem is the optics in front of the microdisplay (the "eyepiece", if you will). The thing suffers from a horrible lack of field flatness making the image of the microdisplay downright blurry in the corners. If you adjust the diopter to get sharp corners, it's blurry in the center. If you compromise, it's somewhat soft all over. I'd love to see better optics and a higher resolution microdisplay. It doesn't have to be bigger or brighter to please me.
I doubt a wider focal length range will make the lens speed better. Worse is more likely.
The EVF on the SX50 isn't bad, but it isn't great either. It's biggest problem is the optics in front of the microdisplay (the "eyepiece", if you will). The thing suffers from a horrible lack of field flatness making the image of the microdisplay downright blurry in the corners. If you adjust the diopter to get sharp corners, it's blurry in the center. If you compromise, it's somewhat soft all over. I'd love to see better optics and a higher resolution microdisplay. It doesn't have to be bigger or brighter to please me.
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