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EP-EX15 eyepiece extender, not that good!!!

 
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Nov 17, 2005 05:55 |  #1

Got this a few weeks back as I thought it would just extend out the viewfinder so I would not get marks on my screen and flash unit, well it does that OK, but it also makes the image a different size in the viewfinder. That I don’t want it to do.

Can it be modified to not change the size?

Is it me or does it make the image seem smaller?

Anyone else not happy with theirs?

The shop never told me it did that.

R :)


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Nov 17, 2005 06:39 |  #2

I used mine for a short time. It now lives in my gadget bag. If it fits, I may try it on the5D when I get it next month. Maybe it will be better on a full frame camera.


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Nov 17, 2005 06:39 |  #3

Unscrew the extender and remove the little lens from the inside - that's it and works for me. Keep the lens you never know.

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Nov 17, 2005 07:06 as a reply to  @ Gday3's post |  #4

As I understand, EP-EX15 eyepiece extender makes image smaller. What's the point of such device? :confused: Real thing would be eyepiece extender that makes image larger.


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Nov 17, 2005 07:46 |  #5

the extender is for people wearing glasses. the idea being that if you wear glass your eye ball is further away from the viewfinder and the view in the viewfinder, including camera settings, gets cuts off. hence the shrinking of the view. for those not wearing glasses and who don't want to smear their LCDs the best thing to do is as Gday pointed out, unscrew and remove the small plastic lenses. IN effect you turn it into a hollow barrel.


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Nov 17, 2005 07:56 as a reply to  @ nation's post |  #6

Thank you for explanation. I wear glasses and it was always problem to see the entire picture in viewfinder with film cameras. With 20Ds smaller viewfinder at least the whole image with shutter and aperture display is visible. Anyway it would be nice to have extender that enlarges image if this is possible. Angle Finder C can do that but it's not for eye level shooting.


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Nov 17, 2005 09:37 as a reply to  @ Gday3's post |  #7

Gday3 wrote:
Unscrew the extender and remove the little lens from the inside - that's it and works for me. Keep the lens you never know.

Best regards

Christian


Thanks... it's perfect now.... it was so simple I never thought of it.

No more LCD smear :)

Cheers Thought I had wasted some more money again :)

R :)


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Nov 17, 2005 10:02 as a reply to  @ tiha's post |  #8

tiha wrote:
Anyway it would be nice to have extender that enlarges image if this is possible.

I'd buy one of those straight away, no waiting!




  
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Nov 17, 2005 13:34 |  #9

I wear glasses and was VERY happy it shrunk the image. Now I can see everything at once!


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Nov 17, 2005 13:48 |  #10

I never even noticed until this thread....



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Nov 17, 2005 14:06 |  #11

You can also buy just a third-party eye-cup fitting which keeps your face well clear of the screen/camera. Most good camera stores should have them, I grabbed one myself ages ago and think it cost like $5 or $10. They have no glass in them, dirt cheap.


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Nov 17, 2005 14:06 |  #12

I wear glasses too, but I found the dioptic works well enough so I can work without using my glasses, which is nice and now with the little mod, I'm now very happy

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