An important GFX 100S accessory

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Last weeked, I set out to make some GFX 100S test images that had to be exposed with the camera slightly below waist level. I set up the tripod, clipped the camera in, tilted the LCD screen horizontal…

… and couldn’t see a thing.

The glare from the sky was just too much. I wished for the GFX 100 tilt/swivel EVF adapter. I pulled my jacket over my head. I unclipped the camera and set up as much of the shot as I could using the EVF, clipped it back in, and made a few shots blind.

They were useless.

I marched back inside with the camera still on the tripod, and another camera in my other hand. I attempted to spread the legs and set down the tripod with one hand. The RRS tripod bit me.

I said a few choice words, and felt stupid. I sat down at my computer and ordered a Hoodman H32MB Hoodloupe. It came yesterday.

It works fine if you pull the LCD screen back a bit. It’s got a 6-diopter adjustment range, so you can use it without your glasses if your connection isn’t great.

It ain’t a tilt/swivel EVF, but it’s a whole lot better than nothing.