Gizmo to simulate various crops on LCD screen?

eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
edited January 16, 2012 in Accessories
Does anyone know of a plastic or metal device to help simulate crops on a dslr LCD screen? It would be nice to be able to put this up against the LCD and properly frame a 3:4, 4:5, 16:9(time lapse/video) or 1:1 ratio image. Don't want to tape up the screen to do this.
Thanks
Eyal
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  • aj986saj986s Registered Users Posts: 1,100 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    Good idea. Why not get a piece of mat board, and cut openings appropriate to your LCD.
    Tony P.
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  • eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    That's an idea Tony. Was hoping for something more durable than matboard that can be thrown in the camera bag
    Eyal
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    eoren1 wrote: »
    Does anyone know of a plastic or metal device to help simulate crops on a dslr LCD screen? It would be nice to be able to put this up against the LCD and properly frame a 3:4, 4:5, 16:9(time lapse/video) or 1:1 ratio image. Don't want to tape up the screen to do this.
    Thanks


    Eyal, see if Magic Lantern suits~

    http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/50D
    tom wise
  • puzzledpaulpuzzledpaul Registered Users Posts: 1,621 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    eoren1 wrote: »
    That's an idea Tony. Was hoping for something more durable than matboard that can be thrown in the camera bag

    I'd be tempted to try masks made from thin plastic sheet - like the lids off 2L ice cream tubs (wonderful material imo - as a lapsed model maker :) ) ... and attach / align them to the cam via a QR system with one part fixed to the cam's tripod socket.

    That way you'd be able to change them quite easily.

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  • eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2012
    Hmmm...yet another temptation to go the Magic Lantern route. I hadn't thought of that but you can make your own crop marks and have up to 11 to choose from!
    Eyal
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  • CarpyCarpy Registered Users Posts: 40 Big grins
    edited January 16, 2012
    If you could find some very thin plastic sheet as mentioned earlier, make your own masks and place them between the LCD screen and the "Clip On" screen protector.

    Alternatively, pick up a couple of "Clip On" screen protectors and mask them to whatever crops you require, spray them black leaving the crop area clear and then just fit whatever one on to your camera body to suit your needs. These are avaiable cheaply on ebay, will fit into your bag, and weigh next to nothing.

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    Carpy
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