Camera view finder

[fatrip]

hey guys i was wondering if there were any DSLR bodies that have the manual focus half circles in the view finder? They ewre circles on my old canon they might be a different shape on different manufacters. thanks

 

[Phyl]

I miss those. AFAIK they aren't on any of the Nikon line through D200. Not sure about the D3/D300 though. There's an aftermarket mod you can make to the cameras. I think it is called a Katz eye.

 

[fatrip]

not to bad a 150$. any one have any experiance with the Katz eyes??

 

[BlueCorn]

Not directly. I looked into it when I was still using an XT. I've heard good things about them but you do generally have to dial in some exposure compensation and it can impact your metering slightly.

What kind of camera are you currently using?

 

[fatrip]

an xt...lol...

i think ill prolly upgrade my camera before i go and get this for it. but no DSLR's come with it. that is kinda funny.

i was also wondering if any DSLR's you could look at the lcd screen and it be a real time picture like a point and shoot?

 

[BlueCorn]

XT isn't anything to laugh about, it's a very capable camera. While I shoot with a 5D primarily I still have the XT in my bag, although now it's converted for IR use.

This is another option:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/screen4DSLR/

As far as I know, those are the only two available.

 

[fatrip]

cool thanks. i was wondering what you mean by "IR use"??

 

[BlueCorn]

IR=Infra-Red

Basically you removed the "hot mirror" that sits in front of the sensor and replace it with a filter that blocks visible light.

It gives you images like this:

In visible light that's a bright yellow flower with a black center.

 

[fatrip]

that is cool. now what does it do to low light shots? will it make dusk shots brighter? i guess what i am trying to say is what is the advantage of that over a B&W photo? im trying to understand the purpose for it. thanks, very interesting tho.

 

[BlueCorn]

It's a different look from conventional B&W because it's all about how the object reflects IR. So to make it work you need a IR light source (Sun). It's not a system for low-light, dusk. dawn type stuff. Unlike normal photography, it works best in the middle of the day when the light is really too harsh for visible light photography.

 

[fatrip]

gotcha. that is cool. very nice pic by the way.

 

[KurtsReef]

most DSLR sensors are very sensitive to IR light so they come with an IR filter installed inside the camera. The process of converting it is to replace that with an IR pass filter which as described blocks visible light. Since the sensors are sensitive to IR light you can take more normal daytime exposures instead of IR film which are generally long exposures...both allow for some very cool images.