Canon Angle View Finder

Quite a few times I wished I had screen to tilt or an angle finder for the Canon 5D MKII, but I am not willing to spend 200 U$ on an accessory that I will use only once in the blue moon. Luckily there is some cheap alternative from Seagull, a Chinese company selling a variety of photo equipment (inclusive of a range of large format cameras!). You find the angle view finder with a range of adapters for Canon, Nikon, Sony,.. cameras on ebay for about 50U$. There are different models for 2 to 3x magnification, you can switch from 1x to an alternative magnification factor with a mechanical switch, useful to check focus.

My first impression:

• It works.
• The adapter is a bit flimsy, you cant easily slide in and out the view finder.
• If you dont use an angle view finder permanently you can work with this one.

The items in the box

On a Canon 5D MK II

 I dont know about any shop in Singapore selling it off the shelf.