arquitommy
04-20-2008, 05:25 PM
If you see the new Sony camcorder you perhaps noticed that his viewfinder adapting to LCD and apparently it does is amplify the lcd monitor.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/upload/Image/news/2008/NAB_2008/Sony/PMW-EX3/Live/Sony_PMW-EX3_NAB_LCD_9.jpg
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/upload/Image/news/2008/NAB_2008/Sony/PMW-EX3/Sony_PMW-EX3_Viewfinder.jpg
I think we can do something very similar to achieve better depth of field and take a little glare and reflection out of the small lcd monitor of our hv20/30
With something like this:
quenox NG-2.5F LCD Hood Magnifier for Digital Cameras with 2.5"-Display
Or this:
Hoodman H-300 Camcorder Hood with Magnifier (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/294332-REG/Hoodman_H3C_H_300_Hood_with_Magnifier.html#goto_it emInfo)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/largeimages/294332.jpg
Any thoughts.
More photos. this one is too expensive US$138
http://kijiji.ebayimg.com/i18/03/k/000/79/25/f931_20.JPG?set_id=1C4000
Hoodman Universal 2x Magnifier and Mounting Rubber for 1.5" to 1.8" LCD Screens.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31vFbNQCQyL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
This one is too small.
i will try the Hoodman H-300 Camcorder Hood with Magnifier.
It's relates to the depth of field because you could do a better focus if your monitor is twice as big, although it may be clear that the hv20 lcd simply does not have much resolution and at the ends not helping at all, but for $30 bucks I think for me that's worth trying and will end whit a lenshood that needed anyway and usually cost US$20
Check this out:
Here's a do-it-yourself way to turn your LCD screen into a "camcorder like" view and completely eliminate the glare (http://www.lonestardigital.com/LCDviewer.htm)
http://www.lonestardigital.com/Nikon950/LCDviewer1.jpg
Peak 4x Pro Focusing Magnifier Loupe with Neck Cord (http://www.amazon.com/Peak-Focusing-Magnifier-Loupe-Neck/dp/B00009UT8E/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1208732682&sr=1-9) (ignore this one) the hoodman adobe ones are better.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21GA38N9XQL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
The better ones
HoodLoupe Professional (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XC2F3K/ref=pd_cp_e_1?pf_rd_p=250314001&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000JZB0EQ&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0SK6J3QWFR8X6G89T5D4)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31qJmYsfmAL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
Fits up to 2.75 inch LCD screens.
Hoodman Professional LCD Screen Loupe for Canon & Nikon (http://www.amazon.com/Hoodman-Professional-Screen-Loupe-Canon/dp/B000JZB0EQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1208735341&sr=1-1)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21QZR90j0qL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
Comment on Amazon:
By Devina M. Salt (http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A21BLC53YYGCZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp) (St Louis, Missouri USA) -
This works great on my Sony camcorder that does not have a viewfinder and was impossible to use in bright sunlight with just an LCD screen. A couple of strips of velcro and I can now film radio control jets in sunlight without any problem. It is just a shame that Sony do not make one designed for their products. Or thought twice before they took the viewfinder off.
"Sony probably heard him" :cheesy:
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/upload/Image/news/2008/NAB_2008/Sony/PMW-EX3/Live/Sony_PMW-EX3_NAB_LCD_9.jpg
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/upload/Image/news/2008/NAB_2008/Sony/PMW-EX3/Sony_PMW-EX3_Viewfinder.jpg
I think we can do something very similar to achieve better depth of field and take a little glare and reflection out of the small lcd monitor of our hv20/30
With something like this:
quenox NG-2.5F LCD Hood Magnifier for Digital Cameras with 2.5"-Display
Or this:
Hoodman H-300 Camcorder Hood with Magnifier (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/294332-REG/Hoodman_H3C_H_300_Hood_with_Magnifier.html#goto_it emInfo)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/largeimages/294332.jpg
Any thoughts.
More photos. this one is too expensive US$138
http://kijiji.ebayimg.com/i18/03/k/000/79/25/f931_20.JPG?set_id=1C4000
Hoodman Universal 2x Magnifier and Mounting Rubber for 1.5" to 1.8" LCD Screens.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31vFbNQCQyL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
This one is too small.
i will try the Hoodman H-300 Camcorder Hood with Magnifier.
It's relates to the depth of field because you could do a better focus if your monitor is twice as big, although it may be clear that the hv20 lcd simply does not have much resolution and at the ends not helping at all, but for $30 bucks I think for me that's worth trying and will end whit a lenshood that needed anyway and usually cost US$20
Check this out:
Here's a do-it-yourself way to turn your LCD screen into a "camcorder like" view and completely eliminate the glare (http://www.lonestardigital.com/LCDviewer.htm)
http://www.lonestardigital.com/Nikon950/LCDviewer1.jpg
Peak 4x Pro Focusing Magnifier Loupe with Neck Cord (http://www.amazon.com/Peak-Focusing-Magnifier-Loupe-Neck/dp/B00009UT8E/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1208732682&sr=1-9) (ignore this one) the hoodman adobe ones are better.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21GA38N9XQL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
The better ones
HoodLoupe Professional (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XC2F3K/ref=pd_cp_e_1?pf_rd_p=250314001&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000JZB0EQ&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0SK6J3QWFR8X6G89T5D4)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31qJmYsfmAL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
Fits up to 2.75 inch LCD screens.
Hoodman Professional LCD Screen Loupe for Canon & Nikon (http://www.amazon.com/Hoodman-Professional-Screen-Loupe-Canon/dp/B000JZB0EQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1208735341&sr=1-1)
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21QZR90j0qL._SL500_AA200_.jpg
Comment on Amazon:
By Devina M. Salt (http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A21BLC53YYGCZG/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp) (St Louis, Missouri USA) -
This works great on my Sony camcorder that does not have a viewfinder and was impossible to use in bright sunlight with just an LCD screen. A couple of strips of velcro and I can now film radio control jets in sunlight without any problem. It is just a shame that Sony do not make one designed for their products. Or thought twice before they took the viewfinder off.
"Sony probably heard him" :cheesy: