Canon EP-EX15 Eyepiece Extender for all EOS Cameras
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Customer Review: Works great... if you rip out the lenses! Grab a screwdriver!
Summary: 3 Stars
I noticed this product was getting mixed reviews... it was either lauded for keeping one's nose off the LCD, or reviled for shrinking the viewfinder's image. For those of you not familiar with this product, it inexplicably shrinks the viewable image in the viewfinder for seemingly no good reason. The instruction manual states "This will INCREASE the viewfinder image by 0.5"! Hmmm... when has cutting something in half been considered an increase?!?!
Anyway, I found some people recommending modification of the product to make it more ideal and functional, and that's exactly what I did. I took a tiny Phillips head screwdriver, took the eyepiece extender apart, and removed the 2 plastic lenses. Once reassembled (its really easy, don't be afraid), it did, in fact, keep my nose off the LCD and I can still see the viewfinder as it were before, mostly. I wear glasses and found it necessary to adjust the diopter dial to get the best focus (no small feat as this device covers the diopter dial!).
Overall, if you're willing to put some work into it, this product works. Given what one has to do to make it work the way it should, however, it should only cost $5.
Customer Review: Simple Yet Functional Upgrade
Summary: 5 Stars
A must have if you shoot more the the average bear...
Being a pro photographer, I use a high-end Canon 5D (which takes amazing photos by the way) because I prefer the performance of the full-frame sensor. Among a few other things that this model lacks in comparison to its professional big brothers, the 1D series, is an extended eye piece. It may seem like a trivial thing at first until you have taken thousands of photos.
After having turned my face diagnally for extended periodes of time to make a flush connection with the viewfinder, I found that my eye would begin to fatigue from looking up and to the right for so long. With my new viewfinder extension, I feel much less eyestrain and I can shoot at peak performance for much longer periods.
Given the nature of this device, it does "shrink" the view a bit which has its pros and cons. While it may not be ideal for your detailed macro or manually focused shots, for me it's a small trade off since easy to see all my meters and composition effortlessly through the eyepiece. Plus it's so easy to remove and re-install that it's a win-win.
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Customer Review: no use.. resting in my backpack
Summary: 1 Stars
The product is nice, but useless.. it's resting in my backpack since I bought it. It makes the viewvinder so smaller you cant check focus and other caracteristics of the image.
Customer Review: A must for folks with glasses
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have glasses and are tired of smudging your display with your nose, here is the answer. This is an absolute must. I can't believe I went this long with out getting it sooner.Customer Review: It works good with some modification
Summary: 4 Stars
I was disappointed with not being able to see the screen well, but noticed that it keeps my nose from hitting the screen too much. I fixed the magnification issue by removing the two screws from the back and taking out the magnifiers. Put it back together and it works great. I haven't had problems with it slipping off because I usually remove it and cover the eyepiece with that rubber thing thats on the strap when its in the case. I would give it a 5 but it gets a 4 cause I had to take it apart to use it! should be $5 cheaper and not have the magnifiers in it.