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TheHoodmanLoupe has been a popular accessory for many photographers over the past couple of years. Its purpose is to provide a magnified and shaded view of a camera's rear LCD screen, and in this it did a fairly good job. It suffered from two flaws though.
The first was that it did not provide coverage for the new generation of larger 3" LCD screens, and the second is that the eyepiece magnifier was, shall we say, not of the highest quality. Still, it was useful and convenient.
Now, withHoodLoupe 3.0, we have a loupe that covers the full 3" screen and which also has a quite high quality adjustable (+ / - 3 diopter) magnifier. The loupe comes in a fitted pouch with a belt clip. The unit itself is made of a hard rubber material that won't mar the camera or LCD, and features a removable neck lanyard. The HoodLoupe 3.0 retails for $79.99 and may be purchased online from Hoodman or from online or local retailers.
The loupe is useful for evalua...

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