For serious video shooting with a DSLR you need to have a separate viewfinder that magnifies the image on your LCD. Not only do they keep the sun from your screen to aid your framing and composition but they also allow you to accurately focus with the very narrow DOF that comes from shooting with these types of cameras. There are already many viewfinders out there but the Hawk VF from Letus is one of the newer ones. Let’s take a look at the new aluminum version and also reveal their brand new quick release system!
Letus launched the Hawk VF a couple of months back with a carbon fiber body and a semi-fixed baseplate attachment. I say semi-fixed because whilst you could detach the Hawk from your camera, you had to loosen a couple of screws to do so. It was suggested that a much quicker release mechanism would be a great improvement and the guys at Letus have listened to the requests! For the last few days I have been playing with the final prototype of the new Quick Release system for the Letus Hawk Viewfinder. On top of that, I have also given the opportunity to take a look at the new CNC machined aluminum bodied version of the Hawk.