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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: JonathanBenoit on August 07, 2011, 11:58:23 am

Title: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: JonathanBenoit on August 07, 2011, 11:58:23 am

One of my project ideas involves using an rz67 (film) in a place that I won't be able to look through the viewfinder. I'm looking into a product that would attach to the viewfinder and display the video through to a laptop for the purpose of framing the subject.

Options?

Thanks guys.

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: paul_jones on August 07, 2011, 01:58:26 pm

I while back when I did quite a lot of remote camera stuff and there was no live view, I used small security video cameras with a machined mount to slot onto the eyepiece of the cameras. I found one that was wireless and had a tiny built in battery, this made even simpler.
Then I viewed through a monitor, and clicked with a pw.

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: Wayne Fox on August 07, 2011, 07:51:51 pm

If quality isn't terribly important a small USB camera may work pretty well.

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: yaya on August 08, 2011, 02:40:14 am

Have a look at this gizmo (http://www.skyeye.com/V-V-T.html) and there is also the Zigview device (http://secu-line.com/index.html?PNO=123693359782288000)

For the latter you'll have to do some googling since I'm not sure if it is still in production

good luck

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: dergiman on August 08, 2011, 03:45:00 am

A cellphone with capability of videochatting might work too.

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: uaiomex on August 09, 2011, 09:32:58 pm

A few months ago, I got this for my 5DII
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G17M32/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i7?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=16VN9J58B0VHGG1HFWCE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846

Eduardo

Title: Re: Video from a viewfinder
Post by: paul_jones on August 09, 2011, 10:00:45 pm

not sure how you will use a usb connection with these screens- you have an old rz without video out (not a 5d).

the attachable camera it the post above that slots onto the finder seems like the best choice.


paul