Comments on: LCDVF viewfinder for DSLRs

By: Paul Abrahams

Paul Abrahams — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:09:34 +0000

@Dave any more news on the Hoodman?

That Letus Hawk looks really good too.

By: Paul Abrahams

Paul Abrahams — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:59:08 +0000

There’s been a whole raft of knock off VF’s on ebay recently and I bought the Carry Speed VF and have had two issues with it already.

1) The frame that mounts to the body of the camera is not a snug fit on my 60D an extra washer might fix this but I don’t like how the VF is not actually attached to the body it just hangs off the frame.

2) It has no diopter which is ok for perfect vision but something I should have researched better as I wear glasses. If I pull the VF away from the LCD about 5mils I get focus. It was cheap and being a beginner I was looking to get started.

The Z-finder seems to be the best option on the market for people that need a diopter for correct focus. Sure its expensive but I haven’t seen any Z-finders on the 2nd hand market so at least it would hold its value.

By: Dave Therault

Dave Therault — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:36:07 +0000

A little more comment on the Hoodloupe Mag 3.0.

Just pointing out that I think this is the least expensive solution that provides magnification and diopter focus.

What do you think, Philip? Have you tried this setup? I haven’t been around the more expensive solutions, so I’d love to read a comparison between some of them and the Houdloupe and Mag combination.

By: Dave Therault

Dave Therault — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:25:29 +0000

I just wanted to mention that the Hoodloupe itself is a diopter (+3 to -3). $80.
http://hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1017

Adding the Houdloupe Mag 3.0 $40 gives you up to 3X magnification (less according to how you dial in the diopter.
http://hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HMAG3%2E0

I have no relationship with them, but I’m guessing that Philip wrote his post before they came out with the Mag 3.0.

That Letus Hawk looks real good to me. Good optics, good magnification, good construction and design, and +1.5 to -2.5 diopter adjustments.
http://letusdslr.com/hawk-vf/

By: imposta

imposta — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:32:34 +0000

Thanks for the info, I was going to purchase a Zacuto Z-Finder but ended up getting the more affordable option – LCDVF. Got it from company in Australia http://www.dslr.com.au – they ship to UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand!

By: enrix

enrix — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:16:12 +0000

I new Viewfinder is on the market, or soon will be, planning to review it Philip?

http://letusdslr.com/

By: pbloom

pbloom — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:55:39 +0000

sorry! never seen it or used it!

By: mario ermitikos

mario ermitikos — Sun, 23 May 2010 09:48:41 +0000

Dearest Philip.
Thank you for being you!
I wonder if you could please enlighten me on how to fix the cavision viewfinder to the 7D. I got the spacer 4580 plate. Do both plates mount on each other and then to the 7D?
I can’t seem to find a way to properly align the viewfinder to the camera.
Oh Lord!

Greetings from Greece

Mario

By: Alex B

Alex B — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:01:59 +0000

Philip, I have both, z-finder v2 and lcdvf. Yes, Zacuto has a great product, but for my needs lcdvf does the job perfectly, and at half the price I can have two lcdvf for my 5D and 7D. For me it’s just the issue of price, that’s all. I got my lcdvf from B&H last week and it took only 3 days for delivery. Must have been my luck

By: pfountain

pfountain — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:56:30 +0000

I bought the hoodman in december, and really regret doing so. The little metal thing that holds it in place does so very badly and light leaks in from the top.
Also the eyepiece is very uncomfortable.
I never use it, I prefer squinting to using that piece of junk.

I’d love it if someone could make a angled viewfinder, but then again max price for me to buy it wouldn’t be more than 300 euro’s.