Eyecup heater?

[Alexis Vanier]

Hi all,

I was reading the American Cinematographer today and noticed this ad on p.43 about a Denz-Deniz eyecup heater for the RED ONE. Has anyone used an actual proper eyecup heater with the RED that wasn't made from a coffee/glove/sock warmer thingy?

We sort of produce a decent amount of cold and fogged eyepieces here in Canada... so one of those could be interesting, especially considering it has the potential of preventing the EVF from acting up in cold weather.

Any experience anyone?

Alexis.

 

[Eric J. Johnston]

Alexis,

The RED EVF has two issues when exposed to cold temperatures.

The first is the fogging of the eyepiece glass element- as happens with any camera viewfinder. This is the issue the Denz unit addresses.

The second is the degradation of the image in the viewfinder with increasingly cold temperatures.

The picture attached is a prototype clamshell heater which keeps the RED EVF at a functional operating temperature.

Offhollywood is testing prototype #002 on the upcoming feature film "Hypothermia" and we'll see what happens!

 

[Alexis Vanier]

Mmmmm... promising! Thanks for posting.

 

[Peter Matthes]

Alexis,

The new Bomb EVF is supposed to contain an eyecup heater. I believe it is slated to begin shipping in about a month ... if not less.

 

[Eric J. Johnston]

Alexis,

The new Bomb EVF is supposed to contain an eyecup heater. I believe it is slated to begin shipping in about a month ... if not less.

Peter,

The new Bomb EVF is coming and I have no doubts it will be awesome!

This was a project that began as an attempt to provide a professional solution for the thousands of original EVF's already in the field. I believe each and every one of those will remain in use. For those productions that would like the choice to not rely on a reference monitor in cold weather this unit will hopefully accomplish that. It may be another tool to help in the pursuit of the cinematic dream (even if you are freezing your butt off while doing it!) :smiley:

 

[Brook Willard]

Alexis,

The new Bomb EVF is supposed to contain an eyecup heater. I believe it is slated to begin shipping in about a month ... if not less.

The new EVF has two heaters - one for the electronics and one for the glass/eyecup.