nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY

Check the screen for what?

markwilliam1

The image on the LCD screen before shooting?

srt101fan

Camera settings?

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Hoodman Loop or a towel over your head for shade or move into the shade. Do whatever it takes to see it. It's not rocket science.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

All of my cameras show those settings in the viewfinder, even those with an OVF.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Some might have to pull an eye out to see that ...

Dennis833 Loc: Australia

Thats the biggest reason why I use a mirrorless camera. I shoot landscapes for a living and always use a tripod and manual focus. I see a lot of people are missing the point and the benefits of seeing the exact exposure plus the histogram though the EVF before exposing an image. Also after exposing the first image I can immediately evaluate if any shadows are block up or highlights are blown out. Then I can expose a second image by the correct amount needed so that the two images can be blended together. I'm 63 and I don't even need to carry my glasses.

Brokenland

I've been holding off on posting any information on this cause I felt no one here was really interested in what I was attempting to do. But seeing how you've taken an interest in wanting to know a good way to increase the size of your view screen, I'll share part of what I've been doing so far.

It was apparent that my eyes are getting worse and I needed new glasses. However insurance hasn't kicked in, so I need to do the next best thing. I purchase a vintage tripod I used nearly 30 years ago and I'll understand why I got rid of it. But this tripod is unique in that it has a swing out/down/up arm. Each point has a mount for a ball head or the old fashion flat tilt mount.

In order for me to use the mount in the correct orientation, The flat tilt mount would be in the way. I purchases a Pergear ball head and a tablet holder (as seen in the attached image) What I'm going is what is know as tethering or mirroring the camera's small screen onto my larger tablet.

Using an app for tethering, I hope to have something to show for this very soon. Total so far on this set up (excluding the camera & tablet) $70.00 for the tripod, $46.00 for 2 ball heads, $18.00 for the tablet mount & $26.00 for the tether cable.

The attached image shows that the center rod can be tilted , lowered or raised based on my setup. In this case I've extended and tilted back (or towards me) the center rod used for the tablet. Once the second ball head and tether cable arrive I'll look into using my wife's tablet to test this before buying my own.

Silverrails

I thought and maybe I am wrong, but I think they have small 4x6 or 5x7 sized Monitors that can be Mounted to the Flash hot shoe, with a cord plugged into the side of the Camera, those might help and maybe not, but something to investigate.

OZMON Loc: WIGAN UK

If your camera is a dslr, then if you use back button focusing you will have live view on, so then you may need a hoodloupe or a cloth to go over your head to see the screen in bright light

lschiz Loc: Elgin, IL

In my short time of this:
Iv come to trust more my set up and focus for the shot and most of my screen checks are of the histogram screen. I selected the B&W not the three color histo so that is a good contrast to see in high ambient light.
The screen is so poor and small anyway.