Field monitors for DSLRs

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Anybody using a Field Monitor with their DSLR ?

As a hobbyist there are numerous things I photograph and quite often video using my Canon 5d4.

As age ailments increase ie eyesight, I am considering if a Field Monitor would be any use to me as viewing the Live View I find almost impossible these days

Seem to have read so much online and am as confused as every.

With a budget of about £300 or so I am seriously considering one of these as I dont like using tablets or laptops or mobile phones with the camera
 
Mystery57 said:
With a budget of about £300 or so I am seriously considering one of these as I don't like using tablets or laptops or mobile phones with the camera
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There doesn't appear to be much difference size-wise between them and a tablet.
 
I am in a similar position. Some work can look just too hard to call on the small screen so you end up overshooting 3 or even 5 times to cover all bases just in case. In a home studio I started using an old MBP to tether and that immediately improved the results, or in other words saved a lot of time. Admittedly it is still a bit small (far smaller than 13" when you take into account LR window) but much better than crappy 3",. I'd love something out on the move, something that is less fragile and fiddly. Like a tablet or a 2 in 1. Whatever works best.
 
We've just got an Atomos Shinobi field monitor at work. I've not tested it with my camera yet, but it works great with an HDMI signal and gives you waveforms and advanced histograms.
It's basically the Atomos Ninja but without the recorder.
It's also in your budget at £299 from Wex: Wex link
The advantage is that it is designed for the job (unlike a phone/tablet), it has proper mounts so it should be secure, there's no lag because it's wired and is powered by a chunky separate battery.
 
Mystery57 said:
True but tablets cannot be mounted onto hotshoes on the camera which is the best position for myself, particularly if doing macro photos and I can tilt the screen and hold camera lower down
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Okay, thanks. I use 5X and 6X waist level finders or 2X right angle finders for low level work and ease of focus.
 
I originally bought a cheap one to use as a front facing monitor for video but it's been helpful for manual focusing on static subjects with stills too. I'm sure that the more you pay the better the quality of the screen image.

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I'd like to resurrect this thread to ask basically the same question. A few years have passed and it looks like there are some new options on the market. Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations for a good monitor that doesn't cost the earth? I've heard that the VILTROX DC-550 is popular but I haven't seen one in person. Can anyone vouch for one that does a decent job with some of the basic requirements (histogram, false colours, zebras etc?). Many thanks!
 
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