Looking for the best LCD Screen Viewer for you DSLR?
The HoodMan HoodLoupe Professional LCD Screen Loupe for 3 inch displays.
The purpose Hoodman Hoodloupe is to give you the ability to see your LCD screen at its full potential. It lets you closely inspect the screen in bright sunlight outdoors and to hide the screen from ambient light. With this cover you will not get distracted by other sources of light and you will be able to adjust your exposure, ISO, and shutter for the maximum performance without having to guess because you are having trouble viewing the screen. The hoodloupe lets you quickly focus on the screen by spinning the eyepiece for the best image. It gives a 4:3 ratio of the 3 inch screen like most standard hoods.
Is this piece of DSLR equipment right for me, you ask? Well if you shoot outdoor sporting events or any other events that take place in bright sunlight without the cover of shade you should consider this hood. No more trying to cover the LCD screen with one hand and adjust settings with the other while trying to balance the camera on your knee cause you only have 2 hands (hopefully). If you are getting into DSLR video with your camera and want to add stability and professionalism to your camera there are a lot of accessories for this hood. Just buying the Hoodman Hoodloupe gives you the eye piece but it does not attach to your camera. You will need to press your eye against it or hold it onto the screen. Which can be a pain but it does have a neck strap so you can hang it around your neck.
If you are looking for more stability for cinematography, Hoodman makes a cinema strap which is the cheap way to keep the hood stuck onto your screen. This is nice if your looking for a cheap option but when you would like to take the hood off, its not as fast as the Hoodman Crane. The Hoodman Crane is the more expensive but more stable way to mount the hood on your DSLR. The crane mounts in your hot shoe on your DSLR and has a spring loaded latch that you can move the crane up and down. This gives it more stability for video and allows you to quickly flip up the hood to show your friends the shots on your LCD screen. The crane does have a cold shoe on it but sadly it uses up the hot shoe on your camera. This means you will not be able to power a flash from the cold shoe on the mount. But most likely you will not be using a LCD hood if you need a flash anyway.
Personally I have the Hoodman Hoodloupe now and love it, I use it all the time when I am filming outdoor activities. Since shooting video on a DSLR you only use your live view for settings, it makes it a million times easier to accomplish this. If you shoot video I would recommend spending just getting the HoodCrane if you can spend the extra bucks. It makes it so much faster and easier to operate the hood than the straps. Enjoy. Post your experiences with the hood in the comments below or alternatives hoods to look into.
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