Can't See the Blamed iPhone Screen
Mar 28, 2022 11:23:45 #
Roger2011
Loc: Central Illinois
This was sort of brought up here https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-711524-1.html
First of all I can't won't wear bifocals and I need 2X reading glasses to see clearly close up. Except, I don't need anything extra to see sharply in a viewfinder. But iPhones don't have viewfinders, and in bright sunlight, unless one turns up the brightness to max and runs down the battery, the screen looks more like black granite, and fuzzy to boot, without my 2X reading glasses. What to do? Some at the above link suggested sun shades, but even they won't solve my fuzzy viewing problem and are only partially effective.
I went on Amazon and got an Elvid OptiView 50 3.2" LCD Viewfinder for 50 bucks. The viewing area is about 1.75 by 2.75 inches, quite a bit smaller than the iPhone screen. But at least I can see this part very sharp and magnified 2X, even in bright sunlight without having to run down the iPhone battery. They don't seem to make similar larger beasts to cover an entire iPhone screen, so I just make do by moving it around.
Anyone aware of other practical iPhone viewfinder solutions that don't cost an arm and leg? Having to put on my reading glasses every time I compose a subject is not appealing, which is why I like that my regular Canon EOS R camera has a viewfinder that I may adjust exactly to my eye.
First of all I can't won't wear bifocals and I need 2X reading glasses to see clearly close up. Except, I don't need anything extra to see sharply in a viewfinder. But iPhones don't have viewfinders, and in bright sunlight, unless one turns up the brightness to max and runs down the battery, the screen looks more like black granite, and fuzzy to boot, without my 2X reading glasses. What to do? Some at the above link suggested sun shades, but even they won't solve my fuzzy viewing problem and are only partially effective.
I went on Amazon and got an Elvid OptiView 50 3.2" LCD Viewfinder for 50 bucks. The viewing area is about 1.75 by 2.75 inches, quite a bit smaller than the iPhone screen. But at least I can see this part very sharp and magnified 2X, even in bright sunlight without having to run down the iPhone battery. They don't seem to make similar larger beasts to cover an entire iPhone screen, so I just make do by moving it around.
Anyone aware of other practical iPhone viewfinder solutions that don't cost an arm and leg? Having to put on my reading glasses every time I compose a subject is not appealing, which is why I like that my regular Canon EOS R camera has a viewfinder that I may adjust exactly to my eye.
Mar 29, 2022 07:17:30 #
When my wife and I were shooting with the IPhone 8+, the battery life was not that good especially if we had the screen brightness turned up. At that time, we used an Ankor battery pack with a long USB cord that attached to our phones. We could shoot all day if we wanted to and never have a battery issue. Since we have updated to the IPhone 13 Pro Max we haven't had an issue with battery time.
Mar 29, 2022 11:43:44 #
Fstop12 wrote:
When my wife and I were shooting with the IPhone 8+, the battery life was not that good especially if we had the screen brightness turned up. At that time, we used an Ankor battery pack with a long USB cord that attached to our phones. We could shoot all day if we wanted to and never have a battery issue. Since we have updated to the IPhone 13 Pro Max we haven't had an issue with battery time.
One of the big things that drew me to the iPhone 13 Pro Max is the battery life.
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