Clark Nikolai Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Just watching this video: After 2m55s the guy from BM is asked if the viewfinder could be used on other manufacturer's cameras and he says that there's nothing preventing that. If another camera could output Display Port information and power through USB-C it would work. So this is very interesting. So for this to work on another camera, there might need to be a little converter box that brings in power and converts the HDMI or SDI to Display Port. What I'm also curious about is if things like focus assist and frame guides are done in the viewfinder or in the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 By the time you add the size and weight of a converter box, you should probably just get the Z Cam EVF or the Portkeys OEYE and save money. ac6000cw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Nikolai Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 On 4/28/2024 at 5:15 PM, eatstoomuchjam said: By the time you add the size and weight of a converter box, you should probably just get the Z Cam EVF or the Portkeys OEYE and save money. Yeah, probably. At this point I realize that there's no rush to get an EVF of my own. I have access to a Cineroid EVF I can borrow any time I want (though I don't like how big it is), it does work so I can take my time getting something. Ideally I think something like a Zacuto Gratical Eye would be great. I would need an HDMI to SDI convertor. The smallest I've found is an e2work brand one. It seems to not be available anywhere anymore. All the others are bigger physically. Another one that would probably be fine is a Kinotehnik LCDVFe, but seems to have been discontinued years ago. I know I'm being picky here but I really don't want it to be too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 If you find a generic external EVF that isn't big, please do share the info! I have yet to see one that isn't kind of weirdly big (including Oeye and Z Cam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 4/29/2024 at 2:55 AM, Clark Nikolai said: After 2m55s the guy from BM is asked if the viewfinder could be used on other manufacturer's cameras and he says that there's nothing preventing that. If another camera could output Display Port information and power through USB-C it would work. Seems like the BMD EVF works on the Canon C400's USB-C output? Or that is what I've read. TheRenaissanceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 1 hour ago, IronFilm said: Seems like the BMD EVF works on the Canon C400's USB-C output? Or that is what I've read. It would make good sense. The cost to develop one's own chips/signaling for it would be pretty high* so one might as well use the perfectly good open standard. * Exception being Red who used open standards unchanged, but found douchey ways like proprietary connectors to still render things generally inoperable IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Nikolai Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 18 hours ago, IronFilm said: Seems like the BMD EVF works on the Canon C400's USB-C output? Or that is what I've read. Interesting, so for me, somebody just needs to make an adaptor to go from HDMI and DC power to this USB-C EVF standard. One thing I would need though is that things like the focus assist and grid lines be part of the viewfinder and not be something the camera has to produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatstoomuchjam Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 1 hour ago, Clark Nikolai said: Interesting, so for me, somebody just needs to make an adaptor to go from HDMI and DC power to this USB-C EVF standard. Keep in mind that the signal is not HDMI. It's DisplayPort. HDMI to DisplayPort adapters exist, but they will add some bulk and probably some processing time. Similar with SDI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Nikolai Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 So what I ended up doing for my camera rig is get an arm that sticks out in front and holds a small monitor. I have my Desview R6 on it. I've been doing some tests and I think it'll work out fine for what I want to do. So, I'm no longer looking at EVFs for shoulder rig work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Nikolai Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 Well, look at this. Kinefinity is coming out with a small HDMI EVF. eatstoomuchjam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.