Flip up hood for LCD Screen

[JBF]

Has anyone tried the plastic pop up Delkin eyepiece and LCD hood on their cameras? I was just wondering how useful are they. I know on my 5D shooting outside on sunny days the LCD screen is useless. Will this help at all?

[ssim]

I saw a person using a device similar to this at an event that I was at and asked him what he thought. It made a very moderate improvement in being able to see the lcd and if he had to do it over again he wouldn't.

I agree that trying to see the lcd on a sunny day is tough. All I am really interested in is the histogram and you can see this just about all the time.

[defordphoto]

My hand works as good as anything on the market. Not to mention that it's free, always available and nearly impossible to misplace. ;)

[bolantej]

that or use a lens hood or a paper towel roll cut down to size.

[tzalman]

I found in my junk box an old 8X loupe used for examining negatives or slides - a transperent plastic cone with a magnifying glass on top. I wrapped black duct tape around it to keep out the light and tossed it in my bag. Now I just set it on the LCD and squint through it; works a treat. Makes that tiny XT histogram easier to see, also.
Elie

[JBF]

Brilliant!! Let's have a guiness!!

[mrwickham]

I purchased one for my old 20D. It does improve the viewing quality outdoors, however it quickly became a pain to open and shut the door constantly between shots as you can't see through the viewfinder with the door open. Great idea in theory, horrible in practice. A hand or standing in the shadow of a tree work just as well IMHO.

[wrangler]

I purchased one for my old 20D. It does improve the viewing quality outdoors, however it quickly became a pain to open and shut the door constantly between shots as you can't see through the viewfinder with the door open. Great idea in theory, horrible in practice. A hand or standing in the shadow of a tree work just as well IMHO.

Ditto on the above. Bought one, tried it, came to the same conclusion, tossed it...