Guy Meachin Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Why don't Canon give a B/W or a mono-chrome option in the viewfinder? I realise it wouldn't be as good quality as the proper B/W viewfinder you can buy seperately but it would be great to be able to see the image in B/W for contrast etc! Also - what Matte box is usually fitted to the XL2? Any good links? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Sasahara Posted March 9, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted March 9, 2005 Tiny little LCD pixels are not sharp whether they are B&W, or color. The stock color EVF is not very sharp because it's an LCD screen, nature of the beast. The only way to get real sharp B&W is to get a real B&W CRT viewfinder. So you have to plunk down your Pounds/Euros and get the FU-1000. I use the FU-1000 and if I need to see the color, I'll plug it into a monitor. I'm saving my pennies (pence) for a color Panasonic 7" on-board monitor so I can have a better idea of how the color looks and not drag along a heavy monitor all the time. It's an LCD, but it would be for color and framing. I have a Chrosziel AC-440-01 Sunshade. It's a two stage matte box that is really great. Go to the Chrosziel website and check it out. http://www.chrosziel.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Meachin Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Cheers! Downloaded the brochure, v helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Sasahara Posted March 13, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted March 13, 2005 Have fun and good shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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