Attaching the Hoodloupe

Jim Froom · July 20th, 2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Esmonde

Can you say which part of the Velcro (hook/loop) went where and how you managed to attach the adhesive-backed Velcro to the HoodLoupe? I can't get the Velcro adhesive to 'take' to the rubber material of the HoodLoupe.

I put the smooth part on the Houdloupe and let the sticky portion grip on the inside of the Hoodloupe. I then bend it around (cut relief cuts on outside corners) to the outside of the Hoodloupe. I then went around the outside of the HoodLoupe and Velcro with black electricians tape as it is pretty much the same color as the Hoodloupe.

Again, the industrial version of Velcro has a real good stick to it.

Robert Esmonde · July 21st, 2009, 01:53 AM

Thanks Jim.

That's a great solution that I'll certainly have a go at. And so obvious too .... once someone else has done it :-)

I have some of the industrial Velcro but I'm using a modified LCD shade on the camera. Fixing Velcro to the LCD shade was easy enough, but even Velcro tech support couldn't help with fixing it to a rubber material. Glad I saw your post.

Peter Gruchot · July 21st, 2009, 06:42 AM

Glad to be able to use some old stuff:

Zsolt Gordos · July 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Foreman

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So I ordered the viewfinder assembly for the 5D MkII from CAVISION in Canada. ... Price was $239 incl 2 day shipping.

Hi Bruce,

how could you make those folks selling you anything? Their website seems to be dated from 1978 and the worst ever site I have ever seen as for selling stuff.
All you get is product descriptions, they are very mysterious about their prices and ordering seems to require some emailing foreplay before they allow you to shoot (your order, I mean).
They seriously need some web designer who places an order button on the site and connect it to some merchant account that deals with Paypal.
Although the product looks great I cant imagine many people go for the hassle they want customers to suffer in order to own their stuff.

Bruce Foreman · July 24th, 2009, 11:50 AM

Hi, Zsolt

Their website drove me nuts, too. So I used the phone number found somewhere on that site and called them. It's actually better that way as your needs can be more actually discussed.

Zsolt Gordos · July 24th, 2009, 03:18 PM

Ok, here are the pics. The Hoodloupe might look dusty but thats just my untidy work, now clean.
Works perfect. No Velcro, nothing directly glued to the camera.

Emmanuel Plakiotis · August 1st, 2009, 12:30 PM

I would like to thank all those in the thread who described the hoodloupe + LCD shade solution. I followed it and works like a charm. Not only is the most ingenious one, it is the only solution that enable me to use the battery pack.
Since I have found a number of Contax, manual focus lenses very cheap, I use it even for still photography because is much more easy to focus and judge exposure with the Houdloupe attached.

Thanks again!!!

Emmanuel Plakiotis · August 2nd, 2009, 05:12 AM

Now that I have used Hoodloupe I found a couple of shortcomings:

1. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread the eyecap is not very comfortable and needs upgrade.

If you look through the Hoodloupe slightly off center it distorts so much that you can't see anything. This sometimes can become very annoying. I wish there were better optics in there, but I guess I got what I paid for.

John Woo · August 2nd, 2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon Fairhurst

I received my pop up shade the other day. Removing the guts was easy enough. Next step: velcro.

Anyway, I found one minor flaw in the design. It covers the sensor for the LCD screen brightness. If you want to use the shade as designed, it could be a good idea to drill a hole in the thing, so light can reach the sensor. With the hoodloupe, it shouldn't matter.

Hi Jon, where exactly is the sensor located? I need to drill the hole but could not locate the exact location. Thks

Rickey Brillantes · August 2nd, 2009, 09:03 PM

Light sensor is right below the live viewfinder next to on/off switch.

Chounchai Wangvisarn · August 2nd, 2009, 09:45 PM

I'm searching the method to fitted the hoodloupe 3.0 on my 5D2 for 2 weeks, and end up with LCD cover shader, why?
- at first day tried with elastic bands (industrial one 3.0 mm.) same way with the original rubber band ($20 from Hoodman), it fitted quite well but can move off center to the LCD and to fitted in and out quite difficult without practice.
- then I started order the LCD cove shader from Hongkong, it cost $9.30 plus shipping, since it not so costly then I didn't expect much.
- during waithing for, did a lot of searching on the other methods and found that the idea of redrock micro is look practical, but didn't order since it quite expensive.
Now the LCD shade came, it quite impress on it made quality, let say it acceptable on it quality and you can hook it on your camera without feeling shy.
The way to fitted LCD shade with Hoodloupe, I did the same way as show by "Zsolt Gordos".
Then you better to put in some absorbing material not to protect the scratch but more to prevent the light leak as I did and finalize I would say this is a prefect combination in my opinion, not expensive, good look, fast snap in and out, easy to pack in your bag.
Most of the thing is it change the using of camera when shooting with video handheld, it more stabilize and able to focus manually while shooting especially for the one whom came from photography.

Bill Pryor · November 14th, 2009, 02:09 PM

I still like that Cavision solution as the best of all. If it had an adjustable diopter I would have bought it the day I ordered my camera.

One thing nice about the IDCPhotography/Hoodman, and most likely the Cavision too, is that it's sturdy enough that you can pick up the camera by it if necessary with no worries.

Bruce Foreman · November 14th, 2009, 05:44 PM

I wouldn't. It's strong but I wouldn't risk it.

Wayne Avanson · November 18th, 2009, 01:12 PM

I did exactly the same as Zoltos but added an iCuff to the business end for extra comfort and light blockage. For carrying about, I just pull the iCuff off and turn it round and slip it back on to make the whole thing a smaller package. A bit like you do with your lens sunshades.

Works a treat.

Avey

July 21st, 2009, 06:42 AM	#63
Peter Gruchot Tourist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1	Rollei SL 66 Loupe on a Canon 5DII Glad to be able to use some old stuff: Last edited by Peter Gruchot; July 21st, 2009 at 06:54 AM. Reason: more pictures

July 24th, 2009, 03:18 PM	#66
Zsolt Gordos Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 414	Ok, here are the pics. The Hoodloupe might look dusty but thats just my untidy work, now clean. Works perfect. No Velcro, nothing directly glued to the camera. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sony XDCAM EX1r, Canon 5DMkII, Røde NTG2, Røde NT1000, Røde Stereo Videomic, Sachtler DV6 SB on Gitzo 1325V, Steadicam Merlin, Omnitracker, Hackintosh 3.5Ghz Quad 8Gb RAM

August 1st, 2009, 12:30 PM	#67
Emmanuel Plakiotis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 344	Thanks I would like to thank all those in the thread who described the hoodloupe + LCD shade solution. I followed it and works like a charm. Not only is the most ingenious one, it is the only solution that enable me to use the battery pack. Since I have found a number of Contax, manual focus lenses very cheap, I use it even for still photography because is much more easy to focus and judge exposure with the Houdloupe attached. Thanks again!!!

August 2nd, 2009, 09:45 PM	#71
Chounchai Wangvisarn New Boot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Thailand Posts: 6	finalize with LCD cover shader combination I'm searching the method to fitted the hoodloupe 3.0 on my 5D2 for 2 weeks, and end up with LCD cover shader, why? - at first day tried with elastic bands (industrial one 3.0 mm.) same way with the original rubber band ($20 from Hoodman), it fitted quite well but can move off center to the LCD and to fitted in and out quite difficult without practice. - then I started order the LCD cove shader from Hongkong, it cost $9.30 plus shipping, since it not so costly then I didn't expect much. - during waithing for, did a lot of searching on the other methods and found that the idea of redrock micro is look practical, but didn't order since it quite expensive. Now the LCD shade came, it quite impress on it made quality, let say it acceptable on it quality and you can hook it on your camera without feeling shy. The way to fitted LCD shade with Hoodloupe, I did the same way as show by "Zsolt Gordos". Then you better to put in some absorbing material not to protect the scratch but more to prevent the light leak as I did and finalize I would say this is a prefect combination in my opinion, not expensive, good look, fast snap in and out, easy to pack in your bag. Most of the thing is it change the using of camera when shooting with video handheld, it more stabilize and able to focus manually while shooting especially for the one whom came from photography.

July 21st, 2009, 01:53 AM	#62
Robert Esmonde Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 51	Thanks Jim. That's a great solution that I'll certainly have a go at. And so obvious too .... once someone else has done it :-) I have some of the industrial Velcro but I'm using a modified LCD shade on the camera. Fixing Velcro to the LCD shade was easy enough, but even Velcro tech support couldn't help with fixing it to a rubber material. Glad I saw your post.

July 24th, 2009, 11:50 AM	#65
Bruce Foreman Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 1,518	Hi, Zsolt Their website drove me nuts, too. So I used the phone number found somewhere on that site and called them. It's actually better that way as your needs can be more actually discussed.

August 2nd, 2009, 05:12 AM	#68
Emmanuel Plakiotis Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 344	Now that I have used Hoodloupe I found a couple of shortcomings: 1. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread the eyecap is not very comfortable and needs upgrade. If you look through the Hoodloupe slightly off center it distorts so much that you can't see anything. This sometimes can become very annoying. I wish there were better optics in there, but I guess I got what I paid for.

August 2nd, 2009, 09:03 PM	#70
Rickey Brillantes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 309	Light sensor is right below the live viewfinder next to on/off switch.

November 14th, 2009, 02:09 PM	#72
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I still like that Cavision solution as the best of all. If it had an adjustable diopter I would have bought it the day I ordered my camera. One thing nice about the IDCPhotography/Hoodman, and most likely the Cavision too, is that it's sturdy enough that you can pick up the camera by it if necessary with no worries.

November 14th, 2009, 05:44 PM	#73
Bruce Foreman Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Angelo Texas Posts: 1,518	I wouldn't. It's strong but I wouldn't risk it.

November 18th, 2009, 01:12 PM	#74
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	I did exactly the same as Zoltos but added an iCuff to the business end for extra comfort and light blockage. For carrying about, I just pull the iCuff off and turn it round and slip it back on to make the whole thing a smaller package. A bit like you do with your lens sunshades. Works a treat. Avey