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View Full Version : status of hoodman "viewfinder" Craig Hollenback October 14th, 2008, 06:49 PM A while back I remember hearing that hoodman was due to release a product that would fit onto the EX1's flip out viewfinder and provide an EX3 like experience. Has anyone heard anymore news about it and or have you tried it? Thanks, Craig Alex Raskin October 14th, 2008, 08:39 PM That's Hoodman H-400 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Hoodman%20H-400&tag=mo7iescom-20&index=electronics&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325). I just received it, and it works really great on my EX1! (Tip: since it does not come with the option of magnifying glass like smaller Hoodmans, I just bought a $4 plastic magnifier, and cut it to size so it now fits inside Hoodman H-400.) Jason Bodnar October 14th, 2008, 08:55 PM The H-400 has been out for a long time and I have it, it works great. However Craig is talking about a product which hoodman was suppose to be working on that is very simialr to the EVF attachment on the EX3 but for the EX1. I too am curious on the status of this product. Alex Raskin October 14th, 2008, 09:13 PM Oh, sorry - I seem to have misread the question. You mean like this? http://www.sony.co.uk/res/images/image/07/1207064689907.gif Why is it better than just using a stock viewfinder on EX1? Craig Hollenback October 15th, 2008, 03:37 AM Yes Alex, I believe that it was supposed to function like the EX3. They claimed that it would have been out in September. I will call them today and report back in with the findings. Best, Craig John Hedgecoe October 15th, 2008, 11:17 AM Although not a magnifier, this works with the EX1... Century Precision Optics | VS-LCDH-DVX is an LCD | 0VS-LCDH-DVX (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/361578-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0VS_LCDH_DVX_VS_LCDH_DVX_is_an_LCD.html) Designed for the Panasonics, it does slip onto the EX1 LCD, although not perfectly. With a little work the fit could be considerably improved. Serena Steuart October 15th, 2008, 08:14 PM A hood without a 7 to 8 dioptre eyepiece isn't a great deal of benefit. The only one I know of is here: Hood-Pro LCD Hoods for Camcorders (http://www.hood-pro.com/) Craig Hollenback October 22nd, 2008, 06:57 PM I am told by hoodman that the product is due to ship 10/31. Best, Craig Kurth Bousman October 22nd, 2008, 07:16 PM About 2 years ago , there was a thread about building one of these for the lcd on the z1 . I wrote hoodman an email suggesting they look into a viewfinder attachment for the fx1 and the z1 . Looks like they might have read my email . www.kurthbousman.com Phil Bloom October 22nd, 2008, 11:24 PM http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-xdcam-ex-cinealta/136439-how-make-ex1-lcd-better-than-ex3-viewfinder.html works a treat |