[1.5 lb] Very praticable when visiting places for filming

[1.5 lb] I bought this item from Italy. The service offered by B&H is amazing! No surprises about taxes and great shipment tracking!
I received my alan gordon in a week!
What I can say about this viewfinder? It's perfect!!!!

[1.5 lb] Using the viewfinder on my shoots, I can say that it is the best viewfinder I've used up until now, my fellow directors around me have been begging me to borrow it from me. Its functional, you can adjust it to any type of camera you use, whether it be digital or on film. The only con for this product, is that the wide angle lense is sold separately.

[1.5 lb] During shooting, however you use a viewfinder

[1.5 lb] After looking all over the internet for this item, i came to this site because it was the best price i found out there. ...The product is awesome!I bought it for my friends birthday and she uses it everywhere she goes. I dont know much about these items, but it was really cool to look through the lens in different focal lengths!Highly recommended for the film director!

[1.5 lb] Excellent service

[1.5 lb] Indispensable for setting up shots and not wasting time. Highest level construction. The ease of adjustment and quality of optics make it a pleasure to use.

[1.5 lb] The Mark Vb Finder, is about the best finder you can find in the sub 1K Price Class. I purchased my unit from BH Photo about 4 years ago, and it still works as good as new.

If you shoot with a heavy camera, such as a RED, Alexa, FS5/7 etc; it is a huge time saver and allows a director and DP to quickly block shots without having to move around your camera unit rig.

The only things I wish it had were... (Still 5 Stars for this Item) - A bottom flat bubble level screw mount so that a handle/accessories could be attached and it could be used gun style. The finder requires you hold it like a barrel. Having a pistol grip handle underneath would be more ergonomic.

Secondly; The image magnification after I received it (in terms of how big the image appears when looking through the finder) will be about 1/3-1/2 the size you would think and would have with a PL mount finder where you mount the actual shooting glass.

The image when perceived through the finder appears distant, as if you were seated 3/5 of the way back in a screening room/movie theater.

Lastly; I am sure I can find something/rig something, but a larger, more expansive line of eyecups would be nice.

The front element is threaded at 58mm allowing for a screw on lens hood (go wide), which is nice.

The only negative is there is a bit of barrel distortion on full wide. Noticeable. At full wide (18mm based on 35mm Gate and 1.85 the image does bulge on the sides, as does the gate. Not terrible, but noticeable.

Very solid unit, and if you are good with tinkering you could likely mod the unit to include a better eyecap attachment, mounting post for a grip handle, etc.

I also tried using a small phone lens attachment held up to the unit and was able to get the camera to pick up the full gate, acting as a life full color video tap.

Recommended!

[1.5 lb] Very pro

[1.5 lb] Recently bought the viewfinder and I have been using it and it is such a time saver. I use a red epic when I film with a 18-50mm lens and this thing frames exactly what I saw before looking on the epic. It is really great, I might buy a belt holster case due to the fact it is pretty bulky but not heavy. Highly recommended for directors and DPs.