[Leica] Make your own camera LCD viewer!

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

COOL idea!

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies

On Sep 18, 2006, at 10:02 AM, Michael Volow wrote:

> Everyone knows how hard it is to check your results in a digital  
> camera's
> LCD screen in bright sunlight.  Yes, I know that there are gadgets  
> that one
> can buy to attach to certain cameras to make this is somewhat  
> easier, but
> here is another simple solution.
>
> Find an old slide viewer, preferably one that views single slides in
> existing light and not a battery/bulb.  Camera store junk boxes are  
> good
> sources.  With a hacksaw, cut off the end of the viewer at exactly  
> the same
> plane as the film of the slide would be.  When you want to look at  
> your LCD
> in bright sunlight, just put the cut end of this viewer against the  
> LCD and,
> presto!  You have both a perfect shade from the sunlight, plus the  
> magnifier
> that was originally in the slide viewer! you can see a magnified  
> image of
> the LCD.  If you want you can even add a little Velcro to hold it  
> there. I
> have even used this in sunlight with digital  cameras that had no  
> optical
> view, finder whatsoever, just an LCD.
>
> Happy puttering.
>
>
>
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