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[Ian Anderson]

In a recent post Andrew touched on something which I think could be missing in the low-end film-making marketplace, that of a discreet eyepiece-only EVF. Off the top of my head I can only think of the Bomb EVF for RED as an example of the sort of thing I mean.

 

I'm currently looking at options for an EVF for my FS700 that will allow me to use a shoulder rig, and whilst I like some of the features of offerings by the likes of Zacuto, Alphatron and Kinotehnik the size of them along with the loupes put me off a bit. Am I just being ultra-fussy here or does anyone else share the same view?!

 

I'm probably going to ride it out until after NAB before pulling the trigger on something, but if anyone had any suggestions or any experiences they could share with EVFs for FS700's or similar I'd love to hear them.

 

Thank you all!

[Häns Punk]

I can only vouch for the Zacuto EVF, and for me it is superb.

 

Very lightweight and great battery life and has some great customizable aspect options,

including preset Anamorphic un-squeeze for 1.33 /1.5/ 2x.

 

I have the 'Flip' model, which s great for both close and near-distant monitoring, as the attached loop can

be flipped out of the way of the LCD. I could be wrong, but I think that this is probably the most compact

thing out there that can be used as an eyepiece-only configuration for a shoulder rig...at least in the 'lower'

price range.

 

This may be of interest...but looks like they are having a re-think on releasing anytime soon.

 

http://store.redrockmicro.com/EVF

[Ian Anderson]

Hi Hans,

 

Thanks very much for your reply. Can I ask, do you use a top or rod mount for your Zacuto EVF? And it's solid as a rock on there? I hear expanded focus doesn't work from the FS700 (for any EVF even), does the Zacuto one have any similar sort of feature for checking focus?

 

Gotta say though, that RedRock EVF that you've found would be the ideal thing for me if it was up to scratch. And available too, obviously!

[soupkitchen]

Unless this is too late, I recommend the Kinotehnik one. The mount is also so well thought out.

 

I have only used the LCDVFe and the Alphatron and I found the lag on the Alphatron to be enough to be distracting. Also unless you spring for a proper mount like the solid camera one, be ready for a world of frustration as magic arms just won't hold as well as you want them to.

[Ian Anderson]

Hi Toby,

 

Thanks for your advice. I'm definitely leaning towards the Kinotehnik purely because of the ease of mounting. Am a little worried about the size of the loupe on the front of it though, I think the Cineroid is a smaller eyepiece but again I'd have to find a suitable mounting solution.

 

Also, it's so close to NAB now, I may as well hold out in case anything snazzy turns up (Red Rock MicroEVF maybe?).

 

Thanks!

[soupkitchen]

Ha, yep. I got to the stage where I couldn't be bothered waiting for another NAB to roll around.

[Häns Punk]

Hi Hans,

 

Thanks very much for your reply. Can I ask, do you use a top or rod mount for your Zacuto EVF? And it's solid as a rock on there? I hear expanded focus doesn't work from the FS700 (for any EVF even), does the Zacuto one have any similar sort of feature for checking focus?

 

Gotta say though, that RedRock EVF that you've found would be the ideal thing for me if it was up to scratch. And available too, obviously!

Sorry for the late reply...If you are still looking, I agree that the Kinotehnik looks like a great match for the fs700.

Really good review here: