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Quick Tip - Using an anglefinder
I use an anglefinder on many occasions to get a really low viewpoint, often when the camera is on a beanbag or directly on the ground and this is great for water level shots if it is possible to get down to this level. I have the older anglefinder B which doesn't have the in-built magnifier that the current Anglefinder C does. I use it partly because I have really bad neck/shoulders and can't get my chin down on the floor for very long unless I have had more than 3 pints. It is also useful for blocking out the viewfinder instead of using the strap device, just turn the anglefinder down to the ground to prevent extraneous light affecting the exposure. I personally find it impossible to fit the strap device on close ups without slightly affecting the composition especially when supported by a beanbag. It is also used a lot when shooting from a vehicle and resting directly on the beanbag on the window rather than the glass which isn't always very stable. Used it a lot in Africa where the side of the jeep was very low. I often use it with a wide angle lens really close to the subject for an up and under type shot - a very different viewpoint. Good also for top down shots to prevent you having to lean over the tripod and disturbing the composition. I find the finder pretty soon works loose on the focus and the eyepiece connector so once I have got it focussed correctly I wrap the adjustment with PVC tape to prevent it moving. Neat trick. Otherwise there are 3 focus variables, the lens the diopter and the anglefinder (I also tape up my diopter adjuster on the D60 and EOS30). Easy to also use with the camera in portrait format as well which you can't do with the removable viewfinders Nikon used to have. There are some generic finders available but they tend not to be laterally converted so the viewfinder image is back to front and until you get used to it this can be very confusing. I have got one and hate using it now I have the Canon Finder B. It doesn't work well with the eye control focus function on the EOS30 and it also needs a different connector. I didn’t actually realised how much I used it until I wrote this and would consider it a more important piece of kit than my flashgun!! In fact I would go so far as to say that when I go out to photograph nature I would use it at least once during the outing. Angle Finder C - details
Angle Finder C clips to the EOS camera eyepiece to make it easier to view the image with low-angle picture taking, or when the camera is on a copy stand. The image is gives is the right way up and the right way round. The main advantage over Angle Finder B is that Angle Finder C allows the magnification to be switched from 1.25x (full viewfinder image) to 2.5x (centre of image) for precise manual focusing. Angle Finder C has a suggested retail price of £149.99 in the UK though shopping around will find them cheaper. Specification Type: attachable angle-finder with correct image orientation
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