Letus Hawk Reviewed on HDSLR Coalition
Dan Carr over at HDSLRCoalition has put up a thorough look at the new aluminum version of the Letus Hawk LCD viewfinder with quick release system.
None of the viewfinders out there are inexpensive and when you are paying good money for a product its great to get the feeling in your hand that it was money well spent and that you have a dependable accessory in your bag. Limited use with the plastic-bodied Z-Finder left it quickly scratched and looking worse for wear but not so with this Hawk and its anodized coating. The modular design of the optics and the shroud also allows for new shroud sizes to be made in the future to accommodate new screen sizes when the inevitable transition to something bigger than 3” occurs – Dan Carr
Upgradeability is a nice feature and I’m glad to see Letus future proofing their product. Viewing loupes can be an expensive investment and I’m not sure that all the units on the market are worth their price optically or materially and with the new Redrock microEVF, the decision to spend that kind of money on an viewing loupe becomes a bit tougher.
A while back I wrote an overview about LCD viewfinders here on PCN where I mentioned the Hawk as a good “money is no object” choice. … Continue Reading
