sophia olsson Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 One little question now when I´m going to shoot my first film on Super 8 with a Nizo (brown) 1 camera: Do I have to keep my eye close to the viewfinder when shooting to prevent light getting in on the film or is it safe even if the viewfinder isn´t covered (which I really hope, regarding the pictures we would like to shoot)? Hoping for answers and thank you! Best regards, /Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Schilling Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 I don't have a Nizo, but a few of my cameras have a switch that closes the eye piece and avoids backlight exposing the film. otherwise, you can throw a rag over the eye piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia olsson Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 Thank you, that sounds good! I think I´ll just throw a rag over my head while shooting so I don´t have to keep my eye close to the eyepiece all of the time :) That should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Pacini Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 A lot of cameras have that switch, but I wouldn't be paranoid about it. Although you ARE supposed to have the vf covered somehow, honestly, I've back off many, many times, and never noticed anything wrong with my footage, so I don't think it's going to be the difference between having beautiful footage and ruined footage. Best idea: SHOOT TESTS and see for yourself. MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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