: Ikan V8000HD 8" LCD Monitor

i bought a monitor, for my macro work. so much easier!

been doing more shots, and my keeper rate is significantly higher. seems i can almost PP every shot. with my 50 year old eyes, this hardware is a dream for me.

Here's a link to the product at B&H
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …V8000W_8_LCD_Mo​nitor.html

How do you connect the camera to the unit? Does it shoot tethered via a PC and this is the display, or is there a direct connection?

It's very cool, I'd love something like this.

It's a direct connection, via the component video output. I'm looking to attach it to the camera soon , when I can figure out the proper bracket.

Btw, that's not the correct model in your link, mine's not the "w" , it's the " hd" .(not that my camera is a HD source)

I had no idea the cameras were capable of shooting tethered using the video output. Pretty much every camera Canon made in the modern DSLR era comes with a composite output cable for TV viewing, but I'd never thought it could be useful for any real purpose.

Your output is HD (component 3 plug?) rather than RCA composite, so it's probably not useful for something like my 40D.

Might need to stick with something like laptop tethering for my setup.

No, mine is composite too, my bad in the previous post, although I did say I do not have HD. Even so though, focussing is so much easier.