One of the big benefits of the Fuji X-T5 ($1,699) and bodies of a similar position in Fuji’s lineup is the large viewfinder. A large and detailed electronic viewfinder with 0.8x magnification. Fuji’s more compact bodies, on the other hand, typically carry much smaller (around 0.62x) viewfinders.
Well, yukosteel (AKA Yuri) decided that wasn’t going to work for him. So, he set about designing his own X-T5-like viewfinder mod for his Fujifilm X-T30 II ($899). This gives him the nice, big, bright EVF he wanted, but with an even larger magnification.
X-T5-like viewfinder adapter – some assembly required
The viewfinder adapter modification isn’t just a print-and-done kind of thing. You will require some extra parts. For a start, you’ll need a viewfinder eyepiece. Yuri went with the KPS UMC 1.35x. These aren’t particularly common these days, but they can be found on eBay quite regularly.
This provided his Fujifilm X-T30 with an EVF with 0.837x magnification. This is even larger than the X-T5 – and, apparently, the Nikon Zf ($1,996.95). The 3D printed part is a hinged mechanism that mounts the 1.35x magnifying eyepiece on top of your camera’s regular eyepiece.
The printed parts total just two items. One connects to the camera, and the other holds your eyepiece. The two are connected together by just a single long, thin screw. Yuri has also made a single piece solid viewfinder holder, too, for those who don’t feel the need to flip it up occasionally to look through the viewfinder directly.
The files for both the fixed and hinged versions of the adapter are available to download via Printables and Thingiverse. Yuri has also posted a very in-depth tutorial to his website on how it all goes together, along with some tips for buying magnifier eyepieces to make sure you get one that’ll work.
[via FujiRumors]
