Video viewfinder system

Viewfinder system for use with a camera having a lens for forming an image of a photographic set to be photographically recorded on film and having a rear standard for removably receiving and holding a holder for the film, with the viewfinder system comprising, in combination:

• a viewfinder hood having a first end and a second end, with the first end of the viewfinder hood including means for removable receipt in the rear standard of the camera allowing the video viewfinder system to be removably received and held in the rear standard in a similar manner as the film holder;
• means adjacent the first end of the viewfinder hood for forming a primary image by the camera lens;
• a video camera located in the viewfinder hood adjacent to its second end for aiming at the primary image formed on the image forming means by the lens of the camera;
• and means for displaying a derived image of the primary image from the video camera, with the video camera and the displaying means being interconnected by means for transmitting signals between the video camera and the displaying means allowing a photographer to view the primary image formed by the camera lens on the displaying means at locations remote from the camera.

Viewfinder system for use with a camera having a lens for forming an image of a photographic set to be photographically recorded on film, with the viewfinder system comprising, in combination:

• a viewfinder hood having a first end and a second end, with the viewfinder hood being attached to the camera adjacent to its first end;
• means adjacent the first end of the viewfinder hood for forming a primary image by the camera lens;
• a video camera located in the viewfinder hood adjacent to its second end for aiming at the primary image formed on the image forming means by the lens of the camera;
• means for displaying a derived image of the primary image from the video camera;
• and means for providing more uniform brightness of the derived image from its center to its edges, with the video camera and the displaying means being interconnected by means for transmitting signals between the video camera and the displaying means allowing a photographer to view the primary image formed by the camera lens on the displaying means at locations remote from the camera.