Comments on: Eyepiece magnifiers for the Alpha DSLRs http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/ To support this website subscribe to Photoworld, the quarterly magazine for Minolta and Sony Alpha system owners Fri, 16 May 2008 05:32:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Glyn R http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-919 Glyn R Thu, 08 May 2008 19:40:08 +0000 http://photoclubalpha.kilpatrickmedia.net/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-919 I have bought one of these Seagull anglefinders. It is a much better product than other cheap items. Before this review I thought I would give a cheap one a try. I bought the cheapest one from China I could find. The quality is very poor, the 1X view has some barrel distortion, when you turn on the 2X magnification you get an extremely barrel distorted view, of the full screen. The centre is useable but the distortion is very distracting. I would be interested in a comparison with the Sony item, at the price it should have a better prism than the Seagull version but how do we find out. I used an Olympus ME-1 finder permanently on my E-330 and E-300 it was a real boon. the 1.2 magification on the small 4/3 screen is tremendous. On my A350 it should be an advantage. I have bought one of these Seagull anglefinders. It is a much better product than other cheap items. Before this review I thought I would give a cheap one a try. I bought the cheapest one from China I could find. The quality is very poor, the 1X view has some barrel distortion, when you turn on the 2X magnification you get an extremely barrel distorted view, of the full screen. The centre is useable but the distortion is very distracting. I would be interested in a comparison with the Sony item, at the price it should have a better prism than the Seagull version but how do we find out. I used an Olympus ME-1 finder permanently on my E-330 and E-300 it was a real boon. the 1.2 magification on the small 4/3 screen is tremendous. On my A350 it should be an advantage.

]]> By: admin http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-893 admin Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:06:06 +0000 http://photoclubalpha.kilpatrickmedia.net/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-893 Yes, I know that Sony makes a very much more expensive version of the angle finder - the purpose of this to write about the affordable Seagull version. Sony's eyepiece magnifier is not a full view ocular, it only shows a small section (like the 2.5X of the angle finder) and is for critical focusing, not for restoring the focusing screen view to a larger size more like a full frame SLR. David Yes, I know that Sony makes a very much more expensive version of the angle finder - the purpose of this to write about the affordable Seagull version. Sony’s eyepiece magnifier is not a full view ocular, it only shows a small section (like the 2.5X of the angle finder) and is for critical focusing, not for restoring the focusing screen view to a larger size more like a full frame SLR.

David

]]> By: RubberDials http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-891 RubberDials Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:24:08 +0000 http://photoclubalpha.kilpatrickmedia.net/2008/04/15/eyepiece-magnifiers-for-the-alpha-dslrs/#comment-891 David, are you aware that Sony make both a magnifier and an angle finder? Your article seems to imply that neither is available. The magnifier is FDA-M1AM, and the angle finder is FDA-A1AM. David, are you aware that Sony make both a magnifier and an angle finder? Your article seems to imply that neither is available. The magnifier is FDA-M1AM, and the angle finder is FDA-A1AM.

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