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Ram Purad · March 9th, 2011, 05:45 PM

Can anyone confirm Z-finder or any other well known view finders will let you "peek" at the screen without actually having to put your eye right on it? If subject is not moving, I want to set the focus once by looking right into the view finder and then just peek at the screen indicators (mainly record indicator) from distance. I know cinevate's cyclops will let you do this, but wondering if there are any other view finders as well. Thanks.

Chris Barcellos · March 9th, 2011, 06:20 PM

Nice thing about the magnetized view finders is that you can pop them off after the close focusing is acheived. You can actually wear them around your neck.

Ram Purad · March 10th, 2011, 01:45 PM

Thanks Chris,

Is it possible to attach/remove the z-finder without affecting the shot? (ie. without not moving the camera)

Chris Barcellos · March 10th, 2011, 06:28 PM

When you say z-finder, you may be referring to a specific brand... ie., Zacutto's brand rig. Zacutto has both magnifier viewfinders, and an electronic one that is actually an LCD finder that turns off the camera's main LCD, as I understand it. I am sorry that I didn't catch that distinction in the original post.

Z-Finder EVF Images | Zacuto USA

I was speaking of the generic finders like Zacuto's non-electronic one, like these.

3" LCD VIEW FINDER / EXTENDER FOR CANON EOS 550D DSLR - eBay (item 330532397913 end time Mar-20-11 11:00:23 PDT)

They have a metal square that attaches via double sided tape to the camera lcd. Then the the magnetic rim of the viewfinder attaches to that metal piece, and the finder can be easily removed.

March 9th, 2011, 05:45 PM	#1
Ram Purad Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 171	View Finders viewing distance! Can anyone confirm Z-finder or any other well known view finders will let you "peek" at the screen without actually having to put your eye right on it? If subject is not moving, I want to set the focus once by looking right into the view finder and then just peek at the screen indicators (mainly record indicator) from distance. I know cinevate's cyclops will let you do this, but wondering if there are any other view finders as well. Thanks. __________________ Ram Purad :: Aspiring Event Filmmaker http://www.butterflysquad.com

March 9th, 2011, 06:20 PM	#2
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: View Finders viewing distance! Nice thing about the magnetized view finders is that you can pop them off after the close focusing is acheived. You can actually wear them around your neck. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

March 10th, 2011, 01:45 PM	#3
Ram Purad Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 171	Re: View Finders viewing distance! Thanks Chris, Is it possible to attach/remove the z-finder without affecting the shot? (ie. without not moving the camera) __________________ Ram Purad :: Aspiring Event Filmmaker http://www.butterflysquad.com

March 10th, 2011, 06:28 PM	#4
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: View Finders viewing distance! When you say z-finder, you may be referring to a specific brand... ie., Zacutto's brand rig. Zacutto has both magnifier viewfinders, and an electronic one that is actually an LCD finder that turns off the camera's main LCD, as I understand it. I am sorry that I didn't catch that distinction in the original post. Z-Finder EVF Images \| Zacuto USA I was speaking of the generic finders like Zacuto's non-electronic one, like these. 3" LCD VIEW FINDER / EXTENDER FOR CANON EOS 550D DSLR - eBay (item 330532397913 end time Mar-20-11 11:00:23 PDT) They have a metal square that attaches via double sided tape to the camera lcd. Then the the magnetic rim of the viewfinder attaches to that metal piece, and the finder can be easily removed. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos