Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:56 pm
Yes, a nice idea, but there are two issues with this, first, a EVF loupe would be difficult to see the entire screen through the loupe, without looking from side to side, which is the issue Zacuto say with using loupes in screens larger that 3.5-inches. The SmallHD 4 was about as big a screen you could use a direct loupe on, and with this one, I could not see entire screen image in one look, without scanning with my eye, which becomes fatiguing (eye strain) after a while.
Pro EVF makers know this, and their screens Re usually no bigger than the original Zacuto EVF, which to me is still almost too big with the loupe. With Small HD's new sidewinder EVF, the 501/502 screen is widowed to a 2-inch size image when you flip,the sidewinder in to use it in EVF mode. Both the BM and Zacuto new EVFs use a pen approx. 2-inch screen with the loupe, as did all the ENG EVFs previously.
All loupe is useful on screens that dos not offer ouch in (zoom) to focus, and are really required then to get accurate focus. But, with the new zoom to focus function, the loupe is not necessary. Play with the EVF, make sure to download firmware Ver. 1.1 available on the BM site, and give it a go. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. At worst, a hood of some type will be helpful in outside in full sun situations, but even then, tilting the screen a little, eliminates the glare.
Cheers
Denny Smith
SHA Productions