LED Screen In Sunshine Problem: Solution
Jul 19, 2015 19:42:38 #
Project complete except for a little smoothing of the hardened epoxy and a coat of black pain.
READY FOR A COAT OF BLACK PAINT
Jul 19, 2015 22:26:25 #
dpullum wrote:
Project complete except for a little smoothing of the hardened epoxy and a coat of black pain.
I see you permanently secured the flange to the hood with glue. If that flange were secured with a spring loaded slide bracket, it could act as a focus adjustment to compensate for the various eyesight misfocus ailments (ie. near or far sighted). Just another possible improvement on your "RUBE".
Jul 20, 2015 00:28:01 #
dpullum wrote:
LED Screen In Sunshine Problem: Solution br br Th... (show quote)
I just bought one for my Nikon 1 J4. There is no viewfinder so I'm flying almost blind outdoors with the LCD in direct sunlight.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171784485868
The Hoodman for $100 is clumsy and has a bunch of adjustable metal parts all over it. But at least it connects to the tripod socket on the camera instead of using the LCD mount of their cheaper one that fails pretty easily.
There are numerous copies of the Hoodman on eBay but I liked the one I ordered because it has a Manfrotto-compatible plate with a slot in the back. A small metal tongue on the shade's bracket slides into that hole and is held there magnetically and the plate mounts to the camera. If you don't want it on the camera you tug it and the whole shade system pops off but the plate stays on the camera. It also has a 3X magnifier with a +/- 3 diopter. The plate has two other holes to mount a tripod or mono-pod to it.
I don't worry about belly and belt packs, I carry everything in a small carry-on luggage case with wheels along with my other camera, spare lenses, and accessories. Thus the portability of the shade being about 4" long doesn't bother me. Besides you could carry it in the front pants pocket of sweat pants and impress the girls where you walk around to shoot, at least until they saw the outline of the metal bracket!
I just ordered it tonight and it'll be a few days before I get it so we'll see how it is.
Jul 20, 2015 04:07:47 #
marcomarks wrote:
I just bought one for my Nikon 1 J4. There is no ... (show quote)
GEEZ...the things you fellows have to do to see your LCD screen sure destroys the possibility of having a "pocketable camera". I sure am glad I bought the RX100M3 that has an EVF that works in bright light. It even turns the LCD display off when it senses your eye at the EVF to save power. I see that the M4 version even has a higher resolution EVF. The only time I have need for the LCD display is for SELFIES and I'm not a SELFIE kind of guy.
I can see how a street photographer can flip up the LCD, hold the camera at waist level and shoot to be less obtrusive and stealthy, but I have no need for that. I have used the flip up LCD for photos requiring the camera to be lower than my eye level though and it's worked flawlessly.
Jul 23, 2015 08:20:26 #
singleviking wrote:
1. GEEZ...the things you fellows have to do to see your LCD screen sure destroys the possibility of having a "pocketable camera...
2. I can see how a street photographer can flip up the LCD, hold the camera at waist level and shoot to be less obtrusive and stealthy
2. I can see how a street photographer can flip up the LCD, hold the camera at waist level and shoot to be less obtrusive and stealthy
1. Singleviking... my mod adds 1/4" to the thickness of the camera sunshield. Thus, it still pockets well.
2. I have, but have not used two things.
A: 90* mirror/lens attachment.
B: mirror attachment similar to the sun shield
Jul 23, 2015 08:40:12 #
dpullum wrote:
1. Singleviking... my mod adds 1/4" to the thickness of the camera sunshield. Thus, it still pockets well.
2. I have, but have not used two things.
A: 90* mirror/lens attachment.
B: mirror attachment similar to the sun shield
2. I have, but have not used two things.
A: 90* mirror/lens attachment.
B: mirror attachment similar to the sun shield
I know your invention still keeps the camera pocketable but the commercial models suggested add about 3" to the depth of the camera so how are these practical?
All of the foldup models for LED sunshades add about 1/4" to 1/2" to camera depth and don't interfere with articulating screens. I opt for using the EVF in bright sunlight situations with the RX-100 though and keep the package as small as possible so I can still use the GARIZ leather enclosure with the half case. Even after connecting the Black Rapid wrist strap, it still fits into my pants pocket.
For any camera that doesn't have any kind of VF though, I can see the need for some kind of sunshade over the LCD display.
Jul 23, 2015 10:07:02 #
singleviking wrote:
... For any camera that doesn't have any kind of VF though, I can see the need for some kind of sunshade over the LCD display.
Yes, we agree. :thumbup: :thumbup:
And the sunshade alone does not do the trick... light still reflects off the screen making composition difficult, hence the addition of the close view lens.
Jul 23, 2015 10:07:02 #
singleviking wrote:
... For any camera that doesn't have any kind of VF though, I can see the need for some kind of sunshade over the LCD display.
Yes, we agree. :thumbup: :thumbup:
And the sunshade alone does not do the trick... light still reflects off the screen making composition difficult, hence the addition of the close view lens.
Jul 25, 2015 13:38:22 #
singleviking wrote:
I know your invention still keeps the camera pocke... (show quote)
I, for one, didn't buy the small mirrorless camera to be a pocket camera anyway. I bought it because of the mirrorless technology, fast frame rate, excellent Nikkor lenses, 1980X1080p60 videos, 18.7MP, and other technical features fit what I need and the price was right. The fact that it's lightweight just means I carry less weight into a photo shoot but I don't need it in my shirt pocket.
Certainly, if shirt pocket traveling, etc. was my goal the Nikon 1 that I bought is not a good idea because it has no viewfinder. I would probably get an Olympus or Panasonic with viewfinder for those purposes, maybe a Sony. I hadn't really thought about it.
As it stands, I'll bring in my gig bag, stick the magnetic loupe on the back of the LCD screen and go do the work I want to do before popping the magnetic device off the camera again.
Sep 26, 2015 07:34:32 #
Added change... the lens center should correspond to the center of the LED screen. Depending on the screen, of course, but for a 3" screen which is 2" high ... about 1". Mine is presently centered at 1.25 " and works OK.
Jan 2, 2016 17:43:26 #
Thanks,
You are intelligent and I will to use your experience.
I don`t like to glue the shade device. In sunny day, I will
bring the shade and hold by hand for control the image.
Are you agree?
Rafael
You are intelligent and I will to use your experience.
I don`t like to glue the shade device. In sunny day, I will
bring the shade and hold by hand for control the image.
Are you agree?
Rafael
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