AFFORDABLE EVFS ARE HARD TO FIND…

Cheap models often dissatisfy with having a low resolution, bad image quality or they simply lack of professional connectors. The LEYE SDI from PortKeys is a competitively priced model that looked incredibly promising on the specs side, but turned out to have serious issues with it‘s eyepiece. A distorted, too small image stood in it‘s way to become a successful viewfinder you can trust and like to work with when framing your images. 

But as there are no real alternatives in the LEYE’s price range and it also showed a lot of potential I gave it a closer look and found a solution to modify it and get the most out of it. Together with my friend Luca we designed an adapter to swap the eyepiece (that causes the issues) with the Z-Finder from Zacuto. 

The result is amazing, providing you an image that‘s twice as large as the loupe from PortKeys delivers and it is also free of the distortions that made the original LEYE almost unusable under professional conditions. The modification consists of two 3D models that you can easily print with a 3D printer. 

You can download the models here:
1. PortKeys Display Tray mod
2. PortKeys to Zacuto Z-Finder adapter
3. Cap
or on Thingiverse for free*.

However we‘d be very happy for any donations to our project via
Ko-Fi or PayPal. 

Thank you very much for your support!
Best, Thorsten and Luca

*The Portkeys LEYE to Zacuto Z-Finder adapter set by Thorsten Schönrade and Luca Oltenau licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial license. By downloading these files, you agree to abide by the license.