Where to buy LCD viewfinder for EX-1, just like the EX3? at DVinfo.net

Corey Benoit · March 18th, 2010, 08:14 PM

im in the market for a ex1 or ex1r very very soon...

where could i find a lcd viewfinder for the ex1 or where could i get an ex3 viewfinder for the ex1?

also would my 3" magentic viewfinder from "lcdvf" work?

thanks

Barry J. Weckesser · March 19th, 2010, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey Benoit

im in the market for a ex1 or ex1r very very soon...

where could i find a lcd viewfinder for the ex1 or where could i get an ex3 viewfinder for the ex1?

also would my 3" magentic viewfinder from "lcdvf" work?

thanks

I don't think you can beat this for the EX1 - I use mine indoors and out and have found it invaluable: HOODMAN EX1 KIT-Hoodman Corporation

Piotr Wozniacki · March 19th, 2010, 07:23 AM

I second Barry - the Hoodman loupe has its shortcomings, but generally I never use my EX1's LCD without it any more!

What's most important, this device enables me to use my EX1 in many various rig combinations - including the RedRock shoulder mount with their mattebox, or Olof Ekbergh's excellent "small" shoulder pad (with nanoFlash mount).

James Huenergardt · March 19th, 2010, 09:13 AM

I love my Hoodman on my EX1.

Just shot 2 days with it in bright sunlight outside in the snow for some ski commercials.

I would have never been able to check critical focus without it.

Gints Klimanis · March 19th, 2010, 11:40 AM

I bought the Hood Loupe before the Hoodman was out, and it filled a void in the market wonderfully. Definitely, buy the Hoodman even at about twice the price. The Hood Loupe sock saved a few shoots, but it has major drawbacks such as buckling (obscures LCD), pain to mount/unmount often, falls apart, fine dust from sock coats LCD every session, and foremost, it need constant fiddling during mobile shooting. My brother took the Hood Loupe parts, found a car ashtray replacement at a hardware store and made the AshTrayLoupe. That worked better.

Leonard Levy · March 20th, 2010, 11:15 AM

I bought that Sock loupe first and was impressed until I tried to use it on a job and its just not solid enough.
The Hoodman version though is terrific after they made the adjustments to adapt it properly to the EX-1.
The optics are good, it fits well and its quick and easy to remove. Plus the price is right. And don't think there is any competition.
Buy it!

BTW- I got a small "i-cuff" to make it work better with my glasses and had to adapt it a bit to fit but I do think it helps the fit where you snug up your eye. I had to cut some sewn threads to get it fit but it didn't damage anything.

March 18th, 2010, 08:14 PM	#1
Corey Benoit Major Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: www.faymusmedia.com Posts: 203	Where to buy LCD viewfinder for EX-1, just like the EX3? im in the market for a ex1 or ex1r very very soon... where could i find a lcd viewfinder for the ex1 or where could i get an ex3 viewfinder for the ex1? also would my 3" magentic viewfinder from "lcdvf" work? thanks

March 19th, 2010, 07:23 AM	#3
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	I second Barry - the Hoodman loupe has its shortcomings, but generally I never use my EX1's LCD without it any more! What's most important, this device enables me to use my EX1 in many various rig combinations - including the RedRock shoulder mount with their mattebox, or Olof Ekbergh's excellent "small" shoulder pad (with nanoFlash mount). __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

March 19th, 2010, 09:13 AM	#4
James Huenergardt Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 513	I love my Hoodman on my EX1. Just shot 2 days with it in bright sunlight outside in the snow for some ski commercials. I would have never been able to check critical focus without it. __________________ Reel Inspirations - www.reelinspirations.com Commercials, Dramas, Image Pieces, Documentaries, Motion Graphics

March 19th, 2010, 11:40 AM	#5
Gints Klimanis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,222	I bought the Hood Loupe before the Hoodman was out, and it filled a void in the market wonderfully. Definitely, buy the Hoodman even at about twice the price. The Hood Loupe sock saved a few shoots, but it has major drawbacks such as buckling (obscures LCD), pain to mount/unmount often, falls apart, fine dust from sock coats LCD every session, and foremost, it need constant fiddling during mobile shooting. My brother took the Hood Loupe parts, found a car ashtray replacement at a hardware store and made the AshTrayLoupe. That worked better.

March 20th, 2010, 11:15 AM	#6
Leonard Levy Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,684	I bought that Sock loupe first and was impressed until I tried to use it on a job and its just not solid enough. The Hoodman version though is terrific after they made the adjustments to adapt it properly to the EX-1. The optics are good, it fits well and its quick and easy to remove. Plus the price is right. And don't think there is any competition. Buy it! BTW- I got a small "i-cuff" to make it work better with my glasses and had to adapt it a bit to fit but I do think it helps the fit where you snug up your eye. I had to cut some sewn threads to get it fit but it didn't damage anything.