New Flyer in Bright Daylight - Monitor Hood?

[TJ Williams]

I'm a little embarrassed to post this, but I feel that I owe it to Steadicam to retract my remarks from my original post.

 

I just got back from a 2.5 hour shoot and the Steadicam supplied HD monitor worked great! This time I was smart enough to turn everything all the way up and I had no trouble seeing an image for framing. I also took the viewfinder tube off our Sony EX3, so I was able to use that as a small camera monitor as well. I'm pretty embarrassed that I had been shooting on three other outdoor shoots and never tried turning the adjustment knobs on the monitor up any farther than their detents. So "thank you Steadicam" for supplying a monitor that works well in bright sunlight.

 

I'll admit, if the sky hit the monitor at just the right angle then it would wash out and I couldn't see it, but that only happened once or twice. But my biggest problem was the wind. I'm starting to figure out that using the Steadicam in strong winds is next to impossible.

 

Thanks everyone for the replies. :)

[Mitch Lewis]

I'm a little embarrassed to post this, but I feel that I owe it to Steadicam to retract my remarks from my original post.

 

I just got back from a 2.5 hour shoot and the Steadicam supplied HD monitor worked great! This time I was smart enough to turn everything all the way up and I had no trouble seeing an image for framing. I also took the viewfinder tube off our Sony EX3, so I was able to use that as a small camera monitor as well. I'm pretty embarrassed that I had been shooting on three other outdoor shoots and never tried turning the adjustment knobs on the monitor up any farther than their detents. So "thank you Steadicam" for supplying a monitor that works well in bright sunlight.

 

I'll admit, if the sky hit the monitor at just the right angle then it would wash out and I couldn't see it, but that only happened once or twice. But my biggest problem was the wind. I'm starting to figure out that using the Steadicam in strong winds is next to impossible.

 

Thanks everyone for the replies. :)

 

Hi TJ. You probably don't remember me, but I worked with you many years ago. I "think" it was a project back when I used to work at ImageWorks in Pasco. But it might have been when I worked at one of the local tv stations. I just remember that your rig was HUGE back then (because the camera was HUGE). Anyway. Just wanted to say hi! :)