Hoodman HGEC Glasses HoodEYE Eyecup Review

Perfect for my Canon 20D. This eyecup: - is very comfortable - creates the desired color tone when wearing glasses - simplifies the composition of the picture and - gives a better picture in the viewfinder.

Hoodman HGEC1 HoodEye Does Not Fit Hoodman Loupe. The mounting hole diameter is MUCH smaller than the Hoodman 3.2 eyecup diameter. When I removed the hoodman from the hoodman loupe, I couldn't start putting the hoodman hoodeye on the hoodman loupe. I don't know what it is for. Unique to this camera are the eyecups mounted directly on the camera.

First off, HGEC is for Hoodman's "hoodeye" system, and that's part of the problem. The hoodeye is around $20 per model (they make several models for different CANON or NIKON DSLRs) and the HGEC eyecup is around another $10. Not very expensive, but not very "cheap" either. Essentially, the Hoodeye system was designed to replace your current eyepiece with an oval designed specifically for your eye. The HGEC model is a larger version designed to be worn with glasses. The connection is simple: you…