A DIY Inexpensive Optical Viewfinder for Compact Digital cameras with a hot shoe.
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Uploaded by ghough12 on Jul 12, 2011
By using the optical viewfinder removed from a single use camera (SUC) it is fairly easy to make a viewfinder which will have the same field of view as the wide angle setting of most compact digital cameras. The project requires only a small hacksa to remove the complete viewfinder from the lens block assembly. Once removed it is glued to 2 strips of 1/5 mm plastic sheet which are cut to fit the 2 dimensions of the hot shoe. The viewfinder is spaced from the hotshoe by abot 6 to 9 mm to allow the eye to align easily with it. It can be covered from the plastic body of the original SUC or use thin black cardboard to close the unit. If the SUC has a electronic flash unit then an important health and safety notice is included in the video. This is the concept/prototype instruction here, individual modifications to the final build are to be encouraged by those wishing to copy this idea.
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@orthusnet Thanks, just a simple idea based upon needs. maybe it might be useful to someone else. Graham
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another great video
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thanks for posting this video i was thinking of making a view finder from a disposable camera now thanks to your video i know what to do
regards
yammo.
yammo12 1 month ago
@yammo12 Glad the video was of help, it certainly works fine.
ghough12 1 month ago
made one and it work great! Thanks.
oooLINDYooo 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@oooLINDYooo Thanks for the feedback, glad you made one!
ghough12 3 months ago
It1s a great idea ! I have a friend , who has been in an Egypt trip and couldn't made any good photo or video because of LCD....
nkroy1 8 months ago
@nkroy1 Thanks for viewing, it was a simple, inexpensive solution to my problem.
ghough12 8 months ago