:b_confused: this drives me crazy. if im outside taking a shot I can not see how the picture came out due to the sunlight over powers the preview area.. I have to go in and look to see if my settings were right or not.. is there anyway around this?? :crying:

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wow thank you L8RDAZE :biggrin: wow they sure do charge a lot for those things lol but I am finding any hobby cost you an arm and a leg to enjoy it :rolleyes:

Hehehe.. L8RDAZE got before me.. that is the best solution and there many different companies that makes them for most of the cameras.. so here you go.. That is your solution :) JOE

Thanks JOE :biggrin: has anyone used these at all and do you find they are worth the money :unsure:

I really never used them my self.. just for a reason.. All my listed equipments on my page.. they came as is... exactly as your cam.. And when i shoot.. I don't look at the LCD screen tho.. I shoot 3 to 5 frames for each shot.. so if one is bad i goto the next and so on.. But i have alot of friends who use them and yes they are worth of the money.. Where you at! i might find you something will do the job and not expensive :) Regards JOE

Tell ya the truth, since its only to preview the pics, I just cup my hand over my DSLR's LCD to block out the sun! Works for me! Some peeps just wear a hat or do the body block thang too! 30-40 bucks could be invested in other gear (IMO.

well I tried cupping my hand over it and the a t-shirt over my head kind of like the old cameras you see in movies lol and still cant see it very well I am in Arizona Phoenix area JOE :thumbupboth: so you know im dealing with a lot of sun here lol

We discussed this in another thread awhile back. Save the moola..keep some kind of black cardboard with you that folds into a square. In your case you could probably dangle your hair around the camera and block the light. I use my walllet to cover it. Works good.

Never judge an image by the LCD image, instead use the Histogram!

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Yep I have to agree with that, some LCD's look a little washed out when infact they are nicely exposed, the Histogram is the best way to check your exposure.

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Can anyone give any pointers on how to use the histogram to judge an image? I've heard this before, but have been confused about the whole thing. Thanks.

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Thanks for the link. Off to do some reading :)

get a light meter to judge what exposure you need. i only use the preview for composition.

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Quote - I am in Arizona Phoenix area JOE :thumbupboth: so you know im dealing with a lot of sun here lol

yeah another Phoenician........:a_cool:

I use the hand method my-self, works most of the time but not always....=]