4x5 loupe

[Ian Gordon Bilson]

You could consider a cheap laser pointer. It is pretty hard to mis-focus on that red dot.

[StoneNYC]

You could consider a cheap laser pointer. It is pretty hard to mis-focus on that red dot.

Huh? I'm confused please elaborate, I'm not familiar with this technique.

[AtlantaTerry]

When working in low light you aim a laser pointer at the subject from the camera position. The red dot shows brightly on the ground glass. Of course, if people are involved you never want to shine a laser of any kind into their eyes.

When I am working on a movie as director of photography or cinematographer we use a similar technique in low light. I have an assistant stand next to the actor and holding a flashlight, aim it back toward my camera. It is quite easy to focus on the spot of light. The actor will be in focus until they move.

[StoneNYC]

When working in low light you aim a laser pointer at the subject from the camera position. The red dot shows brightly on the ground glass. Of course, if people are involved you never want to shine a laser of any kind into their eyes.

When I am working on a movie as director of photography or cinematographer we use a similar technique in low light. I have an assistant stand next to the actor and holding a flashlight, aim it back toward my camera. It is quite easy to focus on the spot of light. The actor will be in focus until they move.

You must not be on movies very often, they do use lasers but they are lazer measures that measure the distance till the laser stops, I work on movies so I'm always putting my hand next to my eyeline so they can measure (I'm a stand in often).

Either way that doesn't help me when I'm focussing on an island off the coast...

[AA+]

I got my eye doctor to give me my eyeglass prescriptions with +5 diopters each eye. This works well for the ground glass, but walking around is a problem with such blurry far vision.

Best wishes --- Allen

[AtlantaTerry]

Stone,

My IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1669504/b...read/100119963

[Racer X 69]

But, why build a loup?

I have at times used an "Optivisor" jeweler's head set. For more mag put on reading glases under the heqd set.

This is an excellent idea. Thanks Drew!