How do you do this?
I'm new to large format, but I've already realised that there are days when the wind is just too distracting to frame and focus properly. A dark cloth, even tied down to the tripod, catches the wind too much. And yet I plan to take my kit to the Lake District in May, when I'm sure to have the same conditions.
I guess one option is some sort of 3-sided hood for the GG screen of my 5x4 (wooden) camera. Are there generic ones for sale? Or do you make your own? And I'm not convinced it would be dark enough on a bright sunny day.
I have an idea for making one out of dark cloth: a tube, one end of which has elastic to hold it around the rear standard, the other end with elastic around my loupe. But for composing I would need something a bit more rigid - perhaps something similar with a wire frame that allows me to look inside and see the whole screen.
I'm sure someone has invented a practical solution in the last hundred years or so.
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