can't see the LED screen (Page 4): When I shot with an DSLR I always used a Loupe. But now I own a mirrorless camera I don't need one because you can see everything thought the EVF.

Dennis833 Loc: Australia

jradose wrote:

Shooting in live view in broad daylight is almost an impossible task, the sun is so bright, I cannot see the LED screen on my Nikon D750. Trying to shield the screen from the sun is seldom effective. How do those of you who experience the same problem handle it?

When I shot with an DSLR I always used a Loupe. But now I own a mirrorless camera I don't need one because you can see everything thought the EVF. I'm 63 and this is my biggest reason for switching over to a mirrorless.

duck72 Loc: Laurel Ridge, PA

Dennis833 wrote:

When I shot with an DSLR I always used a Loupe. But now I own a mirrorless camera I don't need one because you can see everything thought the EVF. I'm 63 and this is my biggest reason for switching over to a mirrorless.

Do you find your mirrorless easier to close-focus when getting "up close and personal" capturing images?
(NOT asking as a smart**s UHH punk) - would appreciate your "take" -- beyond your reply. What's good/bad about "old-guy" conversion from DSLR to "mirrorless?"

Spectre Loc: Bothell, Washington

I wear a baseball cap with the bill over the camera.

duck72 Loc: Laurel Ridge, PA

Spectre wrote:

I wear a baseball cap with the bill over the camera.

Me too.

toxdoc42

WILLARD98407 wrote:

If you are wearing polorized sunglasses, remove them.

I ordered lenses without the polarization. They actually charged more than the polarized ones!

Haydon

duck72 wrote:

Do you find your mirrorless easier to close-focus when getting "up close and personal" capturing images?
(NOT asking as a smart**s UHH punk) - would appreciate your "take" -- beyond your reply. What's good/bad about "old-guy" conversion from DSLR to "mirrorless?"

I would imagine you still will be restricted by minimum focusing distance of the lens. I believe that lens design mostly dictates MFD. Typically macro lenses provide optimal MFD at 12" or less.

I just did a quick comparison with a Canon 50 mm 1.2 EF & RF lens. The MILC (RF) lens focusing 5 cm closer which isn't considerably different.

Maybe this is a bad comparison but you only save in size but not weight with that combination. In fact the ML lens (RF) weighs in at 2.1 lbs. whereas the DSLR lens (EF) comes in at 1.3 lbs. The ML body is slightly less weight but the lens makes up for the difference.

Real weight savings can be found in Micro 4/3's.

duck72 Loc: Laurel Ridge, PA

Thank you Haydon. You provided much food for consideration with your thoughtful answer to my question. Much appreciated. Shoot well- keep some, share some.

Haydon

duck72 wrote:

Thank you Haydon. You provided much food for consideration with your thoughtful answer to my question. Much appreciated. Shoot well- keep some, share some.

Thank you for the kind reply sir. As others have mentioned, one big benefit with the mirrorless is what you see in the viewfinder is what you get in the image. You will have to weigh the options out. Good luck!

duck72 Loc: Laurel Ridge, PA

Rich1939 wrote:

Adding a Hoodman to the live view screen sure works as an EVF for me.

Some folk focus on the tools, some on the art. The tools in-hand are better than tools desired/"required."
Some need a screwdriver; some suggest a sledgehammer

Hoodman

duck72 Loc: Laurel Ridge, PA

Szalajj wrote:

Thanks for the link. br br I had been puzzling ... (show quote)

I was born in NH. Flipping your left eye to the right will "saalve" your left-eye (for whatever reason) problem. The cloth also keeps mosquitos off one's neck.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

duck72 wrote:

It's called "nastalgia," or wishes for simpler times- "1953" is just making an observation. No harm - No foul. Simple as that. I was born in 1953; I understand these sorts of things. Some don't. They get lost in the threads of UHH.

Having just gotten my medicare card, I can appreciate nostalgia (spelled with an "o") as well as the next. However, if you had used "quote reply" then we would know that you were referencing Curmudgeon's comment. However, without that use it is out of context. Using "Quote Reply" is a common courtesy and an important part of how a thread can make sense to any reader, even those who do not own a copy of Miss Nancy's mirror to see who is out there.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

Just about anyone who flies FPV drones has a live view screen on the radio, or one attached (and they have the same problem with bright sun)....it would be easy to slightly modify one of the many styles and attach it to a faux hot shoe cover (glue or screw) that you could just slide into the hot shoe whenever you need a sunshield. Many of them fold up (two sides fold up to the top/roof) so you could keep in pocket or camera bag when not needed. Actually, you could custom cut a small sheet of thin lexan the same thickness as a hotshoe cover, paint it black on the underside (or topside, just looks more professional on the underside) and slide that in whenever you need it.

I make my own all the time for my FPV screens (and others) and have made one for another friend for camera use. Hobby shops/outlets have the sheet lexan, it is inexpensive, light and flexible and accepts plastic safe paints. In fact, if that is of interest, PM me and I'll see if I have some left over pieces and I'll make one to your dimensions and paint it, mail it to you in an envelope. If the D750 is approximately the same size as either my D7100 or D90 (I'll check that), I could compare to D750 photos and dimensions and just about custom cut it. No charge for a fellow hog.
mike