FU-1000 b/w viewfinder

Mark Sasahara · June 3rd, 2005, 09:11 PM

Enjoy. Be sure to turn the power off when you insert, or remove the plug for the B&W viewfinder. Apparently doing that while the power is on can weaken the fuse or blow it altogether. Mine died in the middle of a job a month or so after installing the FU-1000. Be careful.

To facilitate accurate focusing, crank the peaking adjustment so there is a bit of a white edge. You'll see things in focus a bit more clearly. A handy trick.

Bruce S. Yarock · June 3rd, 2005, 10:09 PM

mark,
thanks for the tip on the "peaking".I'm still not sure about the calibrating. I followed the instructions in Ken Tanaka's article, but I'm not sure if it's correctly done. Any tips?
Bruce yarock

Mark Sasahara · June 3rd, 2005, 11:02 PM

Not sure, haven't seen the article. I'll check it out. I'm s'posed to be in bed, big job tomorrow.

-M

Bruce S. Yarock · June 4th, 2005, 04:49 AM

Mark,
here'sthe article.
http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article83.php

Bruce yarock

Mark Sasahara · June 4th, 2005, 06:38 PM

Bruce, Thanks. Much appreciated. There are a few things that are different for the XL2, but good info.

TA

Per Johan Naesje · July 15th, 2005, 02:54 PM

Are there any difference between a PAL and NTSC camcorder using this viewfinder or will it fit on both?

- Per Johan

Rainer Hoffmann · July 16th, 2005, 04:42 AM

Per,

try to search the XL1 forum. I remember a thread were someone from the UK had got the FU-1000 from the US. If I remember correctly there was a way to connect the NTSC version to a PAL camera. It required some modification that might void the warranty, though.

Declan Smith · August 20th, 2005, 04:32 PM

I am thinking of getting the FU-1000 for my XL2. Can anyone tell me if it displays the 16:9 aspect ration when the canon is set to 16:9 or is it squeezed ?

Chris Hurd · August 20th, 2005, 08:39 PM

Hi Declan, it displays letterboxed 16:9.

Robert Luke · August 20th, 2005, 10:39 PM

what is this FU-1000 or whatever it is that you speak of.

Greg Boston · August 20th, 2005, 10:41 PM

It's the high resolution b/w viewfinder made by Ikegami for Canon. Has a peaking control which helps you to achieve critical focus.

=gb=

Chris Hurd · August 20th, 2005, 10:43 PM

See Ken Tanaka's article at http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article83.php

Declan Smith · August 21st, 2005, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

Hi Declan, it displays letterboxed 16:9.

Thanks once again Chris.

Declan

Frederic Segard · September 29th, 2005, 12:17 PM

I believe the FU-1000 is a direct plugin on the XL2 now, is it not? According to the article, the FU-1000 did not display battery information. Will it display battery information of the XL2?

Aside from the larger 2" color viewfinder of the XL2, what are the differences with the XL1s viewfinder?

Greg Boston · September 29th, 2005, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frederic Segard

I believe the FU-1000 is a direct plugin on the XL2 now, is it not? According to the article, the FU-1000 did not display battery information. Will it display battery information of the XL2?

Aside from the larger 2" color viewfinder of the XL2, what are the differences with the XL1s viewfinder?

That's correct. It's a direct plugin. That's the covered plug directly below the one for the stock color vf. Yes, it does display battery info and everything else except you don't have dedicated record, gain, and shutter lights at the bottom like you have on the XL2 color vf.

-gb-

June 3rd, 2005, 09:11 PM	#31
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	Enjoy. Be sure to turn the power off when you insert, or remove the plug for the B&W viewfinder. Apparently doing that while the power is on can weaken the fuse or blow it altogether. Mine died in the middle of a job a month or so after installing the FU-1000. Be careful. To facilitate accurate focusing, crank the peaking adjustment so there is a bit of a white edge. You'll see things in focus a bit more clearly. A handy trick. __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

June 3rd, 2005, 11:02 PM	#33
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	Not sure, haven't seen the article. I'll check it out. I'm s'posed to be in bed, big job tomorrow. -M __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

June 4th, 2005, 06:38 PM	#35
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	Bruce, Thanks. Much appreciated. There are a few things that are different for the XL2, but good info. TA __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

July 15th, 2005, 02:54 PM	#36
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Fu-1000 viewfinder Are there any difference between a PAL and NTSC camcorder using this viewfinder or will it fit on both? - Per Johan

July 16th, 2005, 04:42 AM	#37
Rainer Hoffmann Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Syke, Germany Posts: 249	Per, try to search the XL1 forum. I remember a thread were someone from the UK had got the FU-1000 from the US. If I remember correctly there was a way to connect the NTSC version to a PAL camera. It required some modification that might void the warranty, though. __________________ Keep rolling Rainer

June 3rd, 2005, 10:09 PM	#32
Bruce S. Yarock Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 1,842	mark, thanks for the tip on the "peaking".I'm still not sure about the calibrating. I followed the instructions in Ken Tanaka's article, but I'm not sure if it's correctly done. Any tips? Bruce yarock

June 4th, 2005, 04:49 AM	#34
Bruce S. Yarock Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pembroke Pines, Fl. Posts: 1,842	Mark, here'sthe article. http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article83.php Bruce yarock

August 20th, 2005, 04:32 PM	#38
Declan Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gloucestershire, UK Posts: 187	FU-1000 & XL2 16:9 I am thinking of getting the FU-1000 for my XL2. Can anyone tell me if it displays the 16:9 aspect ration when the canon is set to 16:9 or is it squeezed ?

August 20th, 2005, 08:39 PM	#39
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Hi Declan, it displays letterboxed 16:9. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 20th, 2005, 10:39 PM	#40
Robert Luke Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 45	what is this FU-1000 or whatever it is that you speak of.

August 20th, 2005, 10:41 PM	#41
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	It's the high resolution b/w viewfinder made by Ikegami for Canon. Has a peaking control which helps you to achieve critical focus. =gb=

August 20th, 2005, 10:43 PM	#42
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	See Ken Tanaka's article at http://www.dvinfo.net/canon/articles/article83.php __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

September 29th, 2005, 12:17 PM	#44
Frederic Segard Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 209	I believe the FU-1000 is a direct plugin on the XL2 now, is it not? According to the article, the FU-1000 did not display battery information. Will it display battery information of the XL2? Aside from the larger 2" color viewfinder of the XL2, what are the differences with the XL1s viewfinder?