Concept sunshade

[shanek]

Was out flying today and sun was pretty strong and my sunshade was all but useless so i started thinking.

I threw this together in a few minutes and it reduced the glare to a maybe 2×3inch,maybe less,area in the center of the screen where, if i focused, all the glare i got was my eyes.
My train of thought was that with my field of view i could look in a small hole further away from my screen and through it see all my screen thus eliminating a lot of the light hitting it. And it works,sort of.
Im gonna source better materials(not pizza box) and make a more presentable piece when i have the time.

 

[shanek]

V2

 

[shanek]

My third and final attempt. I used fibreboard and car vinyl wrap. Its a bit on the heavy side so i had to put velcro straps on my sunshade to the back of my dbs for stability.like a rock when their attached. Functions as previous attempts but much stronger and more presentable.

Only had two flights in low sun so far and worked a charm. Some light gets in but most of the screen is in shade. With the viewfinder attached and if needed,i can place my forehead against it and all glare is gone,a bit like the hoodman.

 

[shanek]

Sorry guys pics came in upside down.i dont know how to turn them now

Ive tryed edit original and pics came upsidedown again.sorry