One of the guys on my Red Sea workshop, Fred, is using a viewfinder, and he says another advantage of the monitor is that it makes camera batteries last much longer - especially on mirrorless

Took me a while to get accustomed to using the 45-degree angled viewfinder, but once I did it became my go-to piece of kit! But friends use monitors and I'd like to try that after listening to what Matt says here.

Right on topic for me, thank you! Great video!

@matthewsullivan4026

Ай бұрын

Are you in the market for one or the other?

@janinacooper4199

Ай бұрын

@@matthewsullivan4026 totally aiming for the monitor option, and Kraken is actually the one I have been eyeballing. Not having to buy an additional housing for it just makes sense to me. Hoping to save up and be able to purchase it around December timeframe. :-)

Great topic! I use the LCD on the OM1 in my AOI housing pretty much exclusively but am going to try out their LCD magnifier as it can be adjusted for prescription strength. I need my prescription mask for distance to see what's around but this requires holding the housing at arms length so that I can view the LCD screen properly.

@matthewsullivan4026

Ай бұрын

those LCD magnifiers are fantastic options as well for the cameras that can accept them!

My sense is that using a viewfinder allows you to position your body closer to the camera and sort of lock in the physical camera position better, especially for macro. This seems like a more stable way to hold the camera versus extending your arms and using an lcd or external monitor. I've never used a monitor so I'm just making an assumption here. Also, I wonder if you can see all the composition details as easily using an external monitor. The image in the viewfinder must be larger than something like the 5in monitor like Matthew uses.

Really interesting video. I am tempted to try an external monitor even for blackwater dives. Actually I am using the lcd of my camera for blackwater dives , because using the 45°viewfinder for me is a nightmare.... The tiny subjects in blackwater dives move everywhere and only having the camera far away from my eyes allow me to follow the movement of the subjects. So, may be, using a large monitor is better than the tiny lcd of the camera... Thank you for the video

@jasondbaker

Ай бұрын

My first blackwater dives were in Lembeh using a 45deg viewfinder and I found it very challenging to target subjects. I remember Alex telling me that it was just a matter of muscle memory, but I still think that using the viewfinder in this scenario is less optimal than an lcd or external monitor.

@scipionemannaciosoderini8842

Ай бұрын

@@jasondbaker I agree with you.