The Hood Loupe 3.0 is designed for use with the screens of digital cameras, to exclude excess light & ease adjustment of composition, focus & exposure, either when shooting stills or video. A range of accessories is available to build a viewfinder system in a modular fashion suitable for extended digital video capture with a DSLR or compact camera. This
Includes:: the Hood Mag magnifying eyecup, Hood Riser which extends compatibility to 4 inch screens, & Hoodcrane, a hot-shoe mounted bracket to support the Hood Loupe in position on the rear of the camera. The Hoodloupe may also be used with camcorders. The Hood Loupe is a combination of a moulded rubber shade & magnifier for viewing the screens of digital cameras. The loupe is simply held against the back of the camera & in environments where there is high ambient light it results in glare-free viewing to assess composition, focus & exposure. It may be worn around the neck or, particularly useful when shooting video with a D-SLR, fastened to the camera using the accessories listed below. It has a +/-3 diopter lens to accommodate those with less than perfect vision, focus is adjusted in a manner similar to a binocular eye piece. The German glass optics give a 1: 1 ratio for true LCD screen viewing. It fits LCD screens up to 3 inches diagonal size. It is also available in kits, see Cinema Kit, Cinema Kit Pro, Ex Kit Pro below.