This little device is what has made using the 5DII as a movie camera possible for me. How Vince and the other pioneers were working without it astonishes me. Not only is the 3X magnifier a juicy view of the LCD, but it also helps me stabalize the camera by having a solid point of contact to my eye. Mostly, the camera just feels friendly, it feels like an extension of me when with the Zacuto. Love it. Even when I have a Marshal connected, the Zacuto is always on the back. Not to diss the competition to the Zacuto, but there is no comparison. That other device has now been turned into a very nice loupe for the Hassy HD3 screen.
Now this word of caution which should be filed under stupid human tricks. If you happen to be outside, and it happens to be sunny, and you additionally happen to have your back to the sun and the camera casually held at you side with the lens forward, you will burn holes in the LCD by magnifying the sun onto it. I know that sounds nuts, but I just came back from a job in Boise ID, where I let the client play with my baby and that is just what happened. I have 5 white burn marks on the LCD. The good thing is the fix is not heinously expensive. CPS will do it for about $200 and it takes them 3 days. Those guys rock. And my clients bill just went up by $200. I called Zacuto, who had never heard of such a nuttiness as someone actually having thier magnifier turned into a 6th grade science experiment on an unlucky and expensinve camera, but they generously are sending me a new plastic attachment square to go on the back after the CPS guys replace the LCD.
