DIY Loupe/Finder for VDSLR
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djkarn105
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This wouldn't work for video though because the mirror flips up when you are in live view mode.
rockyroad2929
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You should sell these? like for $10 bucks.
rockyroad2929
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No one???
TooTallTim
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I made one of these yesterday after reading this thread. Bought more parts than I needed just in case I messed something up, but total value of all the pieces came to £7. I actually spent more on the epoxy glue than I did on all the parts.
It's very much a mk1 version and I'm going to improve on this a bit, but it works super well. The eyepiece and magnifier are bigger than the Z-finder one so it's super comfortable to look round the image, but the magnification is somewhere between 2.5 and 3x. Off to pick up a lens hood to use as an eyecup in a bit, but so far it looks like this.
It's very much a mk1 version and I'm going to improve on this a bit, but it works super well. The eyepiece and magnifier are bigger than the Z-finder one so it's super comfortable to look round the image, but the magnification is somewhere between 2.5 and 3x. Off to pick up a lens hood to use as an eyecup in a bit, but so far it looks like this.
AntonioCorrenti
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TooTallTim, it seems very nice!
What did you use?
Do you know the diameter of your lens?
What did you use?
Do you know the diameter of your lens?
TooTallTim
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The magnifier diameter is 50mm, that was the smallest one I could find that had the right magnification (between 2.5 and 3x). It was a pocket magnifer that already had a very thin plastic ring round the edge so gluing it into the eyepiece tube was super easy.
Main components were a slightly squared plastic screwtop beaker from a supermarket, pocket magnifier from an electrical shop, and 40mm polypropylene coupling cut in half. I've now added a Kaiser 52mm rubber lens hood turned inside out for the eye cup.
Main components were a slightly squared plastic screwtop beaker from a supermarket, pocket magnifier from an electrical shop, and 40mm polypropylene coupling cut in half. I've now added a Kaiser 52mm rubber lens hood turned inside out for the eye cup.
TooTallTim
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Just glued the rubber piece on, much comfier now. Was thinking about possibly getting some chamois eyepieces to stick on, get it super comfy!
Yes, I have moved my fridge since yesterday.
Yes, I have moved my fridge since yesterday.
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AntonioCorrenti
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Very nice tim, but I've tried a 50mm dia lens and could not cover the border of the screen (Assuming that the screen is 65mm X 50mm).
Ted Ramasola
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Antonio,
The diameter I used is 2.5 inch, thats approx. 64mm. Thats what I used without distortion at the corners.
A 55mm might also do, albiet, slight corner distortions.
The diameter I used is 2.5 inch, thats approx. 64mm. Thats what I used without distortion at the corners.
A 55mm might also do, albiet, slight corner distortions.
AntonioCorrenti
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Then I should try to find a 2.5'' loupe...
I tried a 75mm diameter loupe and it's bigger thant the camera height (from the eyepiece).
Or I can try to go to a glazier and see if he can cut the lens for me.
I will then get less distortion at the corners...
I tried a 75mm diameter loupe and it's bigger thant the camera height (from the eyepiece).
Or I can try to go to a glazier and see if he can cut the lens for me.
I will then get less distortion at the corners...
I was wondering this too. How do these usually work? Is it just a mechanism to allow fine tuning of the distance between the screen and the magnifier? If so does anyone have an idea what movement range would be appropriate?
Jordan Scott Price
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Just as a suggestion for mounting an LCDVF, I've thought of something, although I have not built it yet, that I think might make things easier for quickly attaching and detaching it.
I ordered an extra eyecup for my 7d http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/553288-REG/Canon_1889B001.html (and no, I did not pay that price; mine was for ~$1 on ebay).
After I try making my own DIY LCDVF in a few days, I'm going to try and connect the eyecup to the LCDVF, so when you go to setup your DLSR on a rig, you can take off your standard eyecup (if you're like me and use your DLSR for still photography, too), and slide on the eyecup-LCDVF piece, so the LCDVF would slide into place right over the screen.
There are some obvious kinks to work out, like attaching the relatively large LCDVF to a little eyecup while still being able to depress its rubber sides so you can remove it. Also, I'm not sure if the LCDVF would really stay in place while filming if its secured point of contact is a small piece of plastic instead of the traditional bracket mount on the bottom of the camera like Teddy's pictures show.
But, it's an idea! And I'm looking to avoid securing too much to the base of the camera, especially with metal plates, so the whole rig doesn't become too top-heavy, is easy to reconfigure, and is lightweight.
EDIT: I see I have been beaten to the punch! http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=218480
This is the general idea I'm going for here, as Swintimo has demonstrated. The result is the eyecup becomes nonfunctional, which is irrelevant for shooting video, and which gives you some room to experiment with ways of connecting the VF to the eyecup.
I'm looking to make something a little more elegant, though, but this is a good place to start
I ordered an extra eyecup for my 7d http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/553288-REG/Canon_1889B001.html (and no, I did not pay that price; mine was for ~$1 on ebay).
After I try making my own DIY LCDVF in a few days, I'm going to try and connect the eyecup to the LCDVF, so when you go to setup your DLSR on a rig, you can take off your standard eyecup (if you're like me and use your DLSR for still photography, too), and slide on the eyecup-LCDVF piece, so the LCDVF would slide into place right over the screen.
There are some obvious kinks to work out, like attaching the relatively large LCDVF to a little eyecup while still being able to depress its rubber sides so you can remove it. Also, I'm not sure if the LCDVF would really stay in place while filming if its secured point of contact is a small piece of plastic instead of the traditional bracket mount on the bottom of the camera like Teddy's pictures show.
But, it's an idea! And I'm looking to avoid securing too much to the base of the camera, especially with metal plates, so the whole rig doesn't become too top-heavy, is easy to reconfigure, and is lightweight.
EDIT: I see I have been beaten to the punch! http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=218480
This is the general idea I'm going for here, as Swintimo has demonstrated. The result is the eyecup becomes nonfunctional, which is irrelevant for shooting video, and which gives you some room to experiment with ways of connecting the VF to the eyecup.
I'm looking to make something a little more elegant, though, but this is a good place to start
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Ted Ramasola
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Walang ano man po. (Youre welcome)