Until now, attaching Hoodman's 3" Hoodloupe to the back of your DSLR for glare-free LCD screen viewing when shooting HD Video has been the job of the Cinema Strap.
The Cinema Strap is good for use with the Loupe when shooting HD Video, but what if you need to swap quickly between using the camera's LCD Screen and the viewfinder and back again?
Hoodman have the solution with the NEW HoodCrane.
Hoodman's new HoodCrane mount for the 3" Hoodloupe has been designed to make switching between DSLR Video Capture (or using Liveview) with the LCD Screen and shooting stills through the viewfinder quick and easy.
The HoodCrane is mounted on the camera's flash hotshoe and attaches around the 'neck' of the HoodLoupe as shown above.
A spring release latch on the HoodCrane allows the Loupe to swing up and pivot out of the way of the LCD screen and camera viewfinder whenever you wish to switch from taking HD Video to using the camera's viewfinder but then positions the Loupe back to the exact same position on the screen.
Needless to say, it is not restricted to DSLR use, most cameras with a full-sized flash hot shoe can have the HoodCrane mounted on them which makes it suitable for use on a growing number of compact cameras.
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The first delivery of the HoodCrane is now in stock and also comes as part of a complete kit called the Cinema Kit Pro (HCKP) which includes the 3" Hoodloupe and the HoodMag3.0.
