limkopi said:
Anyone interested in the
pop-up shade?? Seems tt it incorporates the viewfinder extender + LCD protector + sunshade all-in-one... costs USD $34.99 (abt SGD $56??)
the viewfinder extender has some glass in it that makes the finder smaller, so that it's easier for people wearing glasses to see the whole viewfinder from further away.
i'm not sure if the delkin shade has this. if it doesn't, all that happens is that the eyepiece part of the shade forces your eyes even further away from the viewfinder, making it even harder to see all of it.
OT a bit:
i've tried one of those nikon eyepiece magnifiers with my 5D, but have decided i prefer it without. the magnification is nice, cos it brings the viewfinder to almost 1x size, damn big. the problem is that 5D eyepoint (the distance you can be from the viewfinder and still see everything) is already quite poor, and adding the accessory makes this even worse. even if i press the camera hard against my face, i cannot see all four corners of the VF at the same time. it is VERY annoying when i'm trying to frame precisely. (plus the nikon fit is quite loose, it drops out a lot. $13 eh-7 ok lah, but $38 dk-21m... er...) i don't know if magnifiers work better with the 7D
i would like a big viewfinder, but in the end i think the 5D viewfinder is a good compromise. any bigger, cannot see everything. of course the 7D is better lah, but what to do, get what you pay for.
