Right-angle finders are commonly used for macro photography where you frequently find yourself working a ground level. With camera alone, your head would need to be almost on the ground to see through the viewfinder.
Canon Angle Finder C
$199.95
Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera Body, 21.1 Megapixels with 3.0" TFT LCD - USA Warranty ...
A right-angle finder is available that slips onto the eyepiece of most SLRs and D-SLRs and allows viewing through a waist-level viewfinder. There is also a finder that provides EVF remote capability.
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To the right is an image of the Nikon DR-6 Rectangular Right Angle Finder which is real handy when the camera is positioned low to the ground or at waist height.
A right-angle finder for SLRs (film or digital) allows you to get your camera lower to the ground without having to smash your face into the soil.
I always use my Gitzo tripod along with a hotshoe spirit level, a cable release and an angle finder.
A magnified viewfinder can also help, such as Canon's "angle finder C" or one of many third party viewfinder magnifiers.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon Angle Finder C
Canon 24mm/1.4 lens
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Problem 2: Seeing an image in a telescope pointed skyward. Rather than bending yourself into a pretzel, put a right-angle finder on your viewfinder to see the image comfortably.
 See also: Image, Finder, Photograph, Viewfinder, Time
  
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