angled viewfinders?

[ReF]

hi all, i've been searching the web for an angled eyepiece to use with the viewfinder on slr's but with no luck. does anyone know what they are officially called, where i could find them, or what keywords to use on search engines? i keep getting results for telescopes. i also found one on ebay a few weeks ago but it was going for more than $100. is that normal?

btw, i'm currently using a 300d/digital rebel. thanks!

[haikai]

hi all, i've been searching the web for an angled eyepiece to use with the viewfinder on slr's but with no luck. does anyone know what they are officially called, where i could find them, or what keywords to use on search engines? i keep getting results for telescopes. i also found one on ebay a few weeks ago but it was going for more than $100. is that normal?

btw, i'm currently using a 300d/digital rebel. thanks!

on the canon web site, there appears to be an "Angle Finder C" piece going for $280:

"Angle Finder C lets you adjust the viewing angle while providing a 2.5x magnification for critical focusing with a full screen image that also shows exposure data.

Provided with built-in dioptric adjustment for variations in eyesight.

Includes: Adapter Ec-C and Ed-C to fit any EOS camera."

http://www.canoncompanystore.com/epages/annex.storefront/4260f43a00789fc4273fc0a8c30a06f4/Product/View/2882A002AA?RootCategory=2024&Main=1735&CategorySelected=&Category=2025

there also appear to be eyepiece extenders and eye cups though they won't help with the whole angle part much! :p

hope it helps,
-hai

[Daragh]

Hi

I bought the Angle Finder C from a Hong Kong seller on ebay for £108, which was the cheapest I could find from a 100% seller. You may see it a little cheaper. But before you buy, see if you can find somewhere that you can try it.

I bought it for macro work and was a little dissapointed. Optically it is perfect and the 2.5 magnification switch is great and build quality is great, I just found it hard to use, the eye cup did not seem to fit my eye comfortably :( It was hard to read the settings at the bottom. I can not see myself using it nearly as much as I thought I would.

Daragh