Generic Angle Finders

Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
edited April 21, 2006 in Accessories
Anyone use a generic Angle Finder? Seagull, Fotodiox, and others are selling them on Ebay for $100 or less.

I really only need to use one occasionally when the body is on the ground and am trying to find a bargain :)
Bob
Phoenix, AZ
Canon Bodies
Canon and Zeiss Lenses

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  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    Anyone use a generic Angle Finder? Seagull, Fotodiox, and others are selling them on Ebay for $100 or less.

    I really only need to use one occasionally when the body is on the ground and am trying to find a bargain :)

    Let me know if you find someone who has tried one. Shooting dance photography keeps me close to the ground a lot, and i'd be very happy if I wasn't killing my neck all the time.
    - Scott
    http://framebyframe.ca
    [Bodies] Canon EOS 20D - Canon EOS 500
    [Lenses] Sigma APO 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 - Tamron XR Di 28-75mm f/2.8 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    [Flash] Sigma EF500 Super DG Flash
    [Tripod]     Manfrotto 055 Pro Black
    [Head] 484RC2, 200RC2
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2006
    I have the Canon angle finder C. It's a bit funky. Sits loosely in the eyepiece bracket. You really have to work to put your eye where you can see the image. Better than kneeling in water or mud, but not a walk in the park and needs to be handled with care.
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  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2006
    wxwax wrote:
    I have the Canon angle finder C. It's a bit funky. Sits loosely in the eyepiece bracket. You really have to work to put your eye where you can see the image. Better than kneeling in water or mud, but not a walk in the park and needs to be handled with care.

    Crawling in mud is not really a concern usually. I use my left eye for pictures, I can barely take one with my right. years of doing it that way. So there are times where there isnt room for my face so I cant look through the viewfinder


    Some of these are pretty inexpensive compared to Canon's and I like the eye piece design.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/1-2X-Angle-Finder-Canon-Nikon-Minolta-Pentax-C-DR-6-5_W0QQitemZ7610266884QQcategoryZ64354QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
    Bob
    Phoenix, AZ
    Canon Bodies
    Canon and Zeiss Lenses
  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited April 21, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    Crawling in mud is not really a concern usually. I use my left eye for pictures, I can barely take one with my right. years of doing it that way. So there are times where there isnt room for my face so I cant look through the viewfinder


    Some of these are pretty inexpensive compared to Canon's and I like the eye piece design.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/1-2X-Angle-Finder-Canon-Nikon-Minolta-Pentax-C-DR-6-5_W0QQitemZ7610266884QQcategoryZ64354QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    22$ shipping? Lame.

    They won't accept non-US paypal either... Looks like I'm out.
    - Scott
    http://framebyframe.ca
    [Bodies] Canon EOS 20D - Canon EOS 500
    [Lenses] Sigma APO 70-200 f/2.8 - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 - Tamron XR Di 28-75mm f/2.8 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
    [Flash] Sigma EF500 Super DG Flash
    [Tripod]     Manfrotto 055 Pro Black
    [Head] 484RC2, 200RC2
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