I bet every of you sometimes found an item that made you think "how could I live without it?" It happened to me with this photo accessory.
The Hoodman HoodLoupe 3.0 is basically a viewfinder that could be applied over the LCD screen of almost all the digital cameras. It can be used on and off, hanging from your neck, so you can look at the LCD whithout worrying about sun reflections, or you can block it using an elastic strap.
While this accessory could be useful to check histograms with older digital cameras, it is exceptionally useful used together with Live-View equipped cameras: being myopic (almost blind actually) I still have to understand why every cheap camera from the '60-'70 has a better viewfinder than the recent ones (except maybe the most expensive ones, maybe...); with that hood I can use the LCD panel with Live-View like it were a viewfinder, I can zoom into the scene to focus perfectly and, as a plus, I can use old lenses whose back would hit the mirror of my 5dmkII camera.
For example, I used this accessory along with a 300mm manual focus lens for taking pictures at Beppe Grillo in Bologna last Saturday and, considering that I was photographing a moving subject at full aperture, I could not certainly shoot effectively with a so limited depth of field without using it.
But there also another advantage. If you own a camera that can record HD-quality video you really can't live without this hood as it's the only way you could focus and compose in an effective way while recording video.
I also advice you to buy the modelled eye cup: it really makes a difference, especially if you're working in a very bright day, to keep unwanted reflections and light out of your eyes.
(Alessandro Guerani is a professional photographer specialized in food shooting. He lives in Bologna, Italy, and is available for assignments to create the images you always craved. Read the "About me" or contact him using the "Mail me" in the blog menu above.)
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