Wash-Out

It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

The NIKON l4 only has the lcd screen,
and it was completely blacked out by the bright sunlight.

I ended up "holding and guessing",
then doing lots of fixing with my computer editing program.

How do YOU get around this problem ?

I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....
????
rj

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:53:01 -0700, RJ wrote:

It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

The NIKON l4 only has the lcd screen,
and it was completely blacked out by the bright sunlight.

I ended up "holding and guessing",
then doing lots of fixing with my computer editing program.

You don't have a viewfinder?


How do YOU get around this problem ?

I use a viewfinder. I could do quite nicely with no LCD screen at all.



I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....
????
rj

On Apr 4, 2:01 pm, ray wrote:
On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:53:01 -0700, RJ wrote:
It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

The NIKON l4 only has the lcd screen,
and it was completely blacked out by the bright sunlight.

You don't have a viewfinder?

How do YOU get around this problem ?

I use a viewfinder. I could do quite nicely with no LCD screen at all.

I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....


yes there are. many. google can be your friend.

RJ wrote:
It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

The NIKON l4 only has the lcd screen,
and it was completely blacked out by the bright sunlight.

I ended up "holding and guessing",
then doing lots of fixing with my computer editing program.

How do YOU get around this problem ?

By avoiding ever buying a camera that doesn't have an optical viewfinder.


I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....
????

There's always the good ol' palm of your hand... Make a tunnel with your
hand. It would surprise me if you couldn't do that to at least get SOME
view...

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On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:53:01 -0700, "RJ"
wrote:

Carry a square of black cloth and pretend you are a 19th century
photographer.by tossing it over your head and draping it between you
and your camera.

And next time you buy cast a vote for optical viewfinders.

jpc



It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

The NIKON l4 only has the lcd screen,
and it was completely blacked out by the bright sunlight.

I ended up "holding and guessing",
then doing lots of fixing with my computer editing program.

How do YOU get around this problem ?

I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....
????
rj

I guess I bought the "NIKON" name
assuming there'd be everything I'd need for
good pictures.

Interestingly, a quick scan of popular P&S
shows very few with viewfinders.
I see an awful lot of people holding their camera
at arms length to take pics.

rj

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:53:01 -0700, RJ wrote:

I understand there are some after-market
"hoods" that go around the lcd screen.....
????

Yes, you understand correctly. One brand should also be easy to
remember - Hoodman. Another is the e-Film line of Pop-Up Shades
from Delkin, some for specific cameras, and other "universal" shades
that are designed to fit specific LCD sizes. I've seen several of
these in Radio Shack stores, but a good camera shop such as B&H
carries many more of them, including the ones designed for specific
cameras that I don't think Radio Shack carries.

http://www.hoodmanusa.com/
http://www.delkin.com/products/popupshades/index.html

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:53:01 -0700, "RJ"
wrote:

It was a bright sunny day in Arizona,
and I was out taking some scenics.

Order a hood from the Hoodman. In a pinch fold a piece of copy paper
in half length wise and roll it up in a loose tube. Hold the tube on
the LCD so the light is mostly blocked and look thru the tube. The LCD
will be too close to your eye to focus on but you can get a rough idea
of field of view.