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LCD loupe to help with viewing LCD outside

Brackish
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Apr 18, 2007, 8:31 AM

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Just the other day I was shooting pictures outside
in bright sunlight. One of the pictures appeared
okay on the LCD right after I took it but
when I got back to the studio I saw on the
monitor that it was not exposed properly.
These weren't client pics so no big deal
but what caused the problem was
difficulty viewing the LCD in bright light.

I ran across this that might help:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/...e=categoryNavigation

If you read the reviews at B&H, it sounds like it might be useful.

I guess you would wear it on a string around your neck.

What do you think of this loupe? How are you dealing with
viewing the LCD in bright light?

rodovideo
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Apr 18, 2007, 11:21 AM

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That thing is pretty big... I might try using hysto or the clipping screens before I carry one of them around...

(this statement comes from someone who uses a GF Lightsphere... Crazy

)

Look toward the Son, and you will not see the shadows

sample images from RODO PHOTO

Rodo Media BLOG

StillMotion
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Apr 18, 2007, 12:44 PM

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I have looked at things like that before but when it comes time to do a pressure shoot, it is hard to get time to pull it out. If you get to know the histograms, or even put the zebra bars on (not sure if that is what they are called on the photo side, but they do the same thing as in video), that is a good start. I will sya though, it takes time to get to know how to read them to get an accurate idea of what your shooting.

Patrick

Postal Boy
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Apr 18, 2007, 12:45 PM

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I usually pop up the histogram to see if things look good enough to work with. Even the nice, bright LCD on my Canon is almost impossible to see in brighter (not even super bright) light.

On a side note, a $5 yard of black fabric to throw over your head would be cheaper Wink

Plus, you could look like one of those old time photographers with the black cover over your head.

-Postal

Brackish
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Apr 19, 2007, 12:42 AM

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That thing is pretty big... I might try using hysto or the clipping screens before I carry one of them around...

(this statement comes from someone who uses a GF Lightsphere... Crazy

)

OMG! Are you sure that's it? I had thought it was a lot smaller.

Sandy B
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Apr 19, 2007, 3:39 AM

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black fabric over one's head might be illegal, ya never know these days.
Unless you have like some foto guild emblem on it.

Twitter - Sandy Buller
SSPBLOG

Brackish
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Apr 19, 2007, 4:12 AM

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Hey, Sandy.

What do you guys think of this?

It is supposedly made of "professional quality rugged camera bellows

material". They have them without the magnifier as well.

Supposedly squishes down to 1/2" thick.

http://www.screen-shade.com/parscreenfor.html

Here's how to attach:

http://www.screen-shade.com/howtoattach.html

And here's about the magnifier:

http://www.screen-shade.com/aboutmagnifier.html

Looks pretty good to me. I'm thinking about maybe giving

it a try. Not sure about the magnifier.

Any thoughts? Anyone else gonna try it?

rodovideo
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Apr 19, 2007, 9:30 AM

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Just need to know our cameras better.... like "old school"...

I can't imagine having to shoot and not knowing (instantly) how your image looks.

Look toward the Son, and you will not see the shadows

sample images from RODO PHOTO

Rodo Media BLOG

Jordan O.
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Apr 20, 2007, 3:00 PM

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That thing is pretty big...

that's what she said Tongue

rodovideo
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Apr 20, 2007, 5:22 PM

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In Reply To

That thing is pretty big...

that's what she said Tongue

hey, when where you talking with my wife? Blush

Look toward the Son, and you will not see the shadows

sample images from RODO PHOTO

Rodo Media BLOG

Brackish
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Apr 22, 2007, 4:07 AM

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I followed these instructions here to get the right product:

http://www.leefiltersusa.com/...Shade/ssfitguide.pdf

Still thinking it over. I'm wondering whether the bellows

will stay attached to the cam or will fall off by rubbing against

my body.

I'd like to do something about the outdoor-seeing problem

because of that one incident I had where the picture looked

good to what I could tell on the LCD in the bright sun but, back

at the studio, I found exposure was way off.