Extending the Viewfinder with Big Batteries

[Hse Kha]

I just got a QM71 battery. Now my viewfinder is too far away from my eye.

How do I extend the viewfinder's length so that it matches the long battery length?

Thanks.

[Mark Bryant]

The viewfinder doesn't adjust on the HC1. (Not sure about the A1). Though with the QM71, I still find the viewfinder is ok. On the larger 91 battery it more of an issue.
Mark

[Hse Kha]

That is suprising that it is not adjustable. So with the QM91 battery the viewfinder would be useless!

[Boyd Ostroff]

That is unfortunate. I always thought that the fact you can't tilt the viewfinder on the H1 and A1 was a step backwards for Sony. On the PDX-10 (and maybe TRV-950?) the viewfinder tilts and also slides towards the rear to accomodate the QM-91 batteries.

[Hse Kha]

Originally Posted by Mark Bryant

Though with the QM71, I still find the viewfinder is ok.

I find it very awkward and uncomfortable with the QM71.

I wished they made a QM51 (do they?) which would be smaller than the QM71 buit still provide 90-120 mins of power.

[Chaz Kempter]

I don't know what kind of HC1 you guys are using but my HC1 viewfinder tilts almost straight up. I also have the np-qm71D battery and it doesn't get in my way even with the viewfinder all the way down. A larger battery, however, would be a different story.

Just an idea... Get a larger eye piece that was deeper. The eyepiece on this camera is shallow enough that I cannot press my eye flat against it without my eyeball touching the glass. A deeper rubber eye piece would not only get your cheek off the bigger batteries but would also shut out any edge light. I think I saw some other post discuss a suitable eyepiece that was quite a bit deeper.

[Jos Svendsen]

I have the big battery. This gives the camera a nice balance as I m using a Canon Wd-58 wideangle converter. You get used to tilting the viewfinder, so for me it is not a big problem.