Does anyone use a field monitor for stills photography?

Saw this http://www.carcomputer​.co.uk …-monitor-non-touch-screen strapped to a Canon 60D on a recent tv show where the user was video filming.

I was intrigued and liked the idea of having a bigger screen to look at while using my 7D. It got me wondering if it would be useful for close up/macro photography to make seeing the subject a bit easier, particularly in nailing focus.

Does anyone use one or has anyone used one for non-video photography, and if so what are your thoughts?
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Well if you get one, please do post back. I'm intrigued as well! How was it attached?

Cheers

James

Have you installed the Canon utility software that came with the 7D? Then attach the camera to the computer with a USB cable, start EOS Utility and click the "Live View Shoot" button. Does the same thing for free. It even has a real-time RGB histogram. Take a notebook PC with you, and there's your field monitor.

Consider the fact that the LCD on the back of the camera and you are chimping is difficult to read when it is 'washed out' by strong ambient light, as is also the issue of reading a laptop screen outdoors...a larger monitor would have the same problem.

Wilt wrote in post #11348750
Consider the fact that the LCD on the back of the camera and you are chimping is difficult to read when it is 'washed out' by strong ambient light, as is also the issue of reading a laptop screen outdoors...a larger monitor would have the same problem.

This is a non-issue. That's what these are for.

DC Fan wrote in post #11346022
Have you installed the Canon utility software that came with the 7D? Then attach the camera to the computer with a USB cable, start EOS Utility and click the "Live View Shoot" button. Does the same thing for free. It even has a real-time RGB histogram. Take a notebook PC with you, and there's your field monitor.

Thanks for all your views and advice.

The reason I was thinking of something this small, was because of the impracticality of lugging another piece of kit around, like a notebook for instance, and trying to take pics of butterflies etc.

The field monitor is attached to the camera via a hotshoe mount adaptor. it also comes with a detachable sun hood and a HDMI to mini HDMI cable

I guess I may be pioneering the use of a field monitor for macro photography in the field

I've been thinking about something like this for a while, but have never found any good reasons for or against doing it. I shoot mostly landscapes, but have never thought about it for macro where I think it might be pretty useful.

Simon

We use them for video work. They have multiple display modes during focusing to get critical manual focus perfect in LV.

Must admit I'm tempted to give it a go. The units arent that expensive, so may be worth a punt

I'm thinking about a field monitor because I've been playing around with video more. If the field monitor allows real time mirroring of the LCD on the back of the camera for stills, even better.