Then the Shade cover just slips onto the eyepiece slot...

...and DIY finder attached to it would look something like that http://www.autonomicum.com/5DMKII/IMG_4937.JPG

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Toenis:

How in the heck did you get that wild finish on the loupe? Or is that your setup? Pretty cool and funky looking.

Dan

Just when i was about to get the Hoodloup 3 i stumbled on few bad reviews about it on this board.

having no other choice but to wait for the over priced Z finder,yesterday i walked into a store that carries the Hoodman,and after trying it i decided it works perfectly for me, no blurry side and out of focus to report.

i did get the $20 rubber band for now (i will figure out a better mounting way later) but even with that it works perfectly. defiantly helps with critical focus outdoors and by pushing the camera against my eye i was able to hold a very steady shot @ 200MM for a long while. (heavy 70-200 2.8 )

just my 2 cents.

my 5D montage: YouTube - 5d MK II montage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU7xKNIm1HY&feature=channel_page)

I have been concerned by descriptions of poor quality optics on the Hoodman as I had ordered two (one for me & one for my wife) direct from the manufacturer. I needn't have worried as the Hoodmen arrived this week & the optics are fine, very clear in fact. The dioptre adjustment is excellent. I am short-sighted & usually have to remove my glasses & get my eye really close to the LCD screen to see the detail (not eye-piece close just 6"/15cm) but then I cannot see what I am filming except through the LCD without putting my glasses back on & then I can't see the LCD clearly. I can adjust the Hoodloupe so that I can now see to focus clearly with my glasses on.

The rubber-band affair to secure the Hoodman is a bit awkward but I have on order a couple of the LCD hoods & I am hoping that I can rig up something combining the hood with the Hoodman as using the viewfinder attachment should be far more secure & stable than the rubber bands.

I can't recall now who raised the question of poor optics on the Hoodman but wonder if the problem was with that particular example, maybe the Hoodman has changed designed or perhaps they didn't adjust it properly & it really was out of focus. Whatever the reason I can confirm that the optics are just fine. Maybe the Schneider/Z-Finder is better but it does come at a cost. The Hoodman is definitely not poor quality & is worthwhile for the price.

Does anyone know what the Z7 eyecup part number is and where can one order it from...


Incase some of you might want to mate the Sony HVr-Z7 eye piece to the hoodman...

the part number is 328859001 .... its not cheap though... $60 and that includes shipping.