Back in June I posted my review of the Sony HXR-NX70. In that review I mentioned that, unlike many Sony camcorders that come with sunshades, you could actually install a filter on the NX70 and still use the Sony-supplied sunshade.
There was a limitation on using both a filter and the sunshade simultaneously. The filter could not be too thick. If the filter was a normal single function filter like a UV filter, for example, there wouldn't be any problem. But if one tries a "conventional" polarizing filter, that is, one that has filter threads on its front so that an additional filter or screw-in sunshade can be used, the Sony sunshade cannot be mounted properly. One could, as I did, order a special "thin" polarizer that has no front threads on it. These filters are thin enough to allow the Sony sunshade to be mounted along with the filter.
Well a Scottish blogger has figured out a relatively simple way to modify the sunshade so that most any polarizer can be mounted under the sunshade. You can read about the modification here.
Enjoy!
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