BY AUSTIN BURBRIDGE. LOS ANGELES (CINEMA MINIMA) -- [The Ikodot is a viewfinder which fits in the "hot shoe" flash mount of a camera](http://www.ikodot.com/). This accessory is appropriate for compact digital cameras. Many recent digital cameras do not have viewfinder eyepieces -- only LCD displays, for example, the [Lumix DMC-LX3](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CCLBSA/?tag=suninsplendor-20) or the [Leica Digilux DLUX-4](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H8DF0G/?tag=suninsplendor-20). The [Ikodot](http://www.ikodot.com/) accessory finder is a simple frame made out of metal wire, with pins for sighting. As a "reference device" it allows you to accurately aim your camera, and to frame your shots without needing to peer one-eyed through a viewfinder: You can keep both eyes open, just above the camera, and focused on your subject for an unimpeded sense of potential action, play of light, and compositional dynamics. The [Ikodot](http://www.ikodot.com/) is intended for users of lenses within the long-normal to wide-angle range of focal lengths. By following a simple method the [Ikodot](http://www.ikodot.com/) will work for several lenses. It will work on just about any format hand-held camera with an accessory shoe. It is terrific for eyeglass-wearers. Price: US$99. For more information contact <[fritz@ikodot.com](mailto:fritz@ikodot.com)>. [[Ikodot](http://www.ikodot.com/)]
- Until now, Cinema Minima has not paid attention to "still" cameras. However, now that such devices can make movies -- and now that [movie makers are using them to make movies](http://prolost.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-should-movie-camera-look-like.html) -- they will be included in Cinema Minima's coverage.
- The Ikodot Web site is rendered entirely as Flash animation, and without helpful "meta data" description: It is *invisible* to search engines. Typing keywords such as *viewfinder,* or *finder,* or any other, obvious descriptor will not find it in Google or Yahoo! or any other search engine. Fortunately, the device is listed in Andrew Nemeng's excellent [Leica FAQ](http://nemeng.com/leica/027ba.shtml), and now, [here](http://www.cinemaminima.com/index.php/2008/10/10/302/simple-viewfinder-ikodot/).
