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Malcolm Stitt
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p.1 #1 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Anyone who is bothered by the washout of the EP-1's rear LCD may want to try this Delkin pop up shield. I have been using it for a couple of days, and it is like it was made for the camera. It also slides off for the rare occasions that you want to view the viewfinder from an angle.

Link here Delkin 3 inch pop up shade

It is held on with 3M adhesive tape, which should come off easily.

It only ads about 1/4 inch to the back of the camera, and does not obscure any buttons or labels on the camera, if you put it on carefully.

It has the added benefit of protecting the LCD. I have heard that it is very easy to damage this LCD.

See the pictures of the hood on my camera: EP-1 HOOD

Edited on Nov 17, 2009 at 02:18 AM · View previous versions

Nov 15, 2009 at 05:37 PM

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p.1 #2 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Description is "Universal Pop-Up Shade for 3.0-Inch LCD Screens". That means it can also mount 40D, 7D, D300, D3 and alike, right?

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Nov 16, 2009 at 10:34 AM

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p.1 #3 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Yep. It has a perimeter soft adhesive tape. I suggest you glue it onto a protective screen rather than the actual screen.

Nov 16, 2009 at 10:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Seems like this would make low angle shooting difficult. I didn't find the LCD to be TOO bad outdoors.

Nov 17, 2009 at 12:10 AM

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p.1 #5 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Sam N wrote:
Seems like this would make low angle shooting difficult. I didn't find the LCD to be TOO bad outdoors.

Well, not really.
It is a two piece hood. There is a very thin frame that tapes down to the camera. The frame has a piece of protective glass. You can take the hood off by sliding it about 1/8 inch to the side. It works well and holds it securely.

I find that I would rather bend down and to look into the hood when shooting off angle, rather than removing it.

You would swear that OLY made this item. My camera is silver, and the hood is a decent match in color.

See the pictures of the frame on my EP1 : EP-1 HOOD

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Nov 17, 2009 at 02:14 AM

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p.1 #6 · EP-1 LCD Hood

dasrocket wrote:
Yep. It has a perimeter soft adhesive tape. I suggest you glue it onto a protective screen rather than the actual screen.

The frame has the adhesive tape. It contacts the metal frame of the LCD on the camera, and does not touch the LCD itself. It has a clear sheet of plastic that protects the LCD.

Nov 17, 2009 at 02:20 AM

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p.1 #7 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Cute. I may get one for my 40D.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Nov 17, 2009 at 06:40 AM

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p.1 #8 · EP-1 LCD Hood

Malcolm Stitt wrote:
dasrocket wrote:
Yep. It has a perimeter soft adhesive tape. I suggest you glue it onto a protective screen rather than the actual screen.

The frame has the adhesive tape. It contacts the metal frame of the LCD on the camera, and does not touch the LCD itself. It has a clear sheet of plastic that protects the LCD.

Thanks for the clarification Malcom, that is what I meant. My suggestion was to install a protective screen "before" you install the hood to be extra safe -sorry about the confusion.

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:16 PM

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p.1 #9 · EP-1 LCD Hood

I saw one of these hoods for the EP-1 on ebay, but that version clipped onto the camera via the hotshoe, rather then being stuck onto the screen.

Nov 17, 2009 at 04:28 PM


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