John Celio explained:
The screens on the D and the DS are the same size, I believe. You're
probably thinking of the DL's screen, which is much bigger. Had the DS's
screen been bigger than the D's, I probably wouldn't have had to cut and
move the hood to properly fit the D.
I used my Dremel tool with a thin cut-off wheel for the cutting, and
5-minute-setting epoxy to put the pieces back together.
Anyway, here are some pics I took just now:
http://www.neovenator.com/special/hood2.jpg
The parts that look "wet" on the black plastic are where I tried to wipe
off
excess epoxy.
The eyepiece used to be centered over the hood, so you can see here how
far
off it was when put on the D instead of its intended camera model, the DS.
http://www.neovenator.com/special/hood1.jpg
Since I don't own another digital camera but wanted to show the hood on my
D, here is a mirror-in-mirror shot of the hood in action. It fits like a
glove now, and I love having it there. The hood fits right under my
glasses
if I look through the viewfinder while the hood is open
By the way, to the right of the viewfinder on the D, the body rises
towards
the user a little bit. In order to get the hood to fit squarely, I had to
cut away a little bit from the back of the hood's eyepiece (if your heart
just skipped a beat or two thinking I was going to cut into my camera,
sorry
about that). It was a minor modification, but it makes it fit perfectly
square now.
Good luck with the surgery if you get the hood to try on your D. :)
Given your enthusiasm, I located the subject DS shade, checked it out on the
store's D (yes, there are still stores that have at least 1 in stock), and
bought it. Actually, the DS has a slightly larger screen (2.0 vs 1.8). This
means that it sort of works as it comes out of the plastic. In fact it is
currently residing on my D.
Now, I'm trying to convince myself to follow your quite explicit
instructions. Especially since it provides me with a reason to have a
Dremel.
Thanks,
Larry in Dallas
