Field monitor for the A1?

[rawfa]

Hi guys,

After spending an afternoon shooting with the A1 and the letus35 under intense sun light I've come to the conclusion that a field monitor is simply crucial. So, I'm looking for something that can be mounted into the A1's hotshoe (not too heavy), that can eb powered by batteries (or a battery pack), that is PAL compatible...and most importantly, that will allow me to flip the image horizontally and vertically at MY will (most monitors simply flip the image automaticly when you turn the monitor upside down...which would do me no go because I would end up with the reversed image from the letus). And now, here comes the big catch...I wanted to keep it at 200$

Any thoughts, boys and girls?

 

[Jeff N]

My recommendation would be -- go to eBay and hope that someone is selling stolen equipment, because I don't know how $200 is going to get you anything at all.

By the way, my wife bought a bunch of Prada clothing off eBay a year ago and it MUST have been stolen, because the prices were so incredibly low, new clothing that sells fo $800 in the stores she got for $50, and they were the real thing... It's apparently a big problem, people using eBay to fence stolen stuff...they call it eFencing.

 

[Big Country]

Will any hoodman products fit the A1 LCD flip out monitor? I haven't put my hands on an A1 yet but from the pics I see it looks like the dimensions of the flip out is an odd shape.

 

[scharky]

1- any external monitor flipped upside down (ie 180 degrees) will give you an appropriate flip on the image.

2- for $200 your going to end up with a monitor not able to be powered by batteries, won't have component input and will give you a horrible reference to color and resolution. If your really serious about getting a monitor that you will actually want to use, check out the marshall and switt monitors with component input. That really is going to be your only descent viewing option.