Is this a gun sight?
Mar 19, 2015 09:12:44 #
I just saw this on YouTube
Is the gadget fitting on the flash shoe a gun sight?
I have had difficulty catching BIF with my 100-400 lens. I usually have the lens at approx. 200mm, once I pick out the bird I try to zoom to 400mm. to get the shot. If I had a fixed lens of 400 or greater I'm not sure I would be able to locate the bird in time.
Do any of you guys/gals have a special piece of equipment or technique to aid lining up the shot?
Thanks.
Is the gadget fitting on the flash shoe a gun sight?
I have had difficulty catching BIF with my 100-400 lens. I usually have the lens at approx. 200mm, once I pick out the bird I try to zoom to 400mm. to get the shot. If I had a fixed lens of 400 or greater I'm not sure I would be able to locate the bird in time.
Do any of you guys/gals have a special piece of equipment or technique to aid lining up the shot?
Thanks.
Mar 19, 2015 09:19:50 #
I believe it is a gun sight as you suggest. It makes sense that it could be used to locate more quickly the intended target (no pun intended) and then switch to the viewfinder to complete the shot. That being said I would need to see it in action or experience it myself to determine how useful it would be for me. YMMV
Mar 19, 2015 09:31:15 #
Mar 19, 2015 09:34:16 #
That is a device similar to the device antoher poster asked about sevrral weeks ago that received numerous relpies saying it is a laser stghit.
Mar 19, 2015 09:36:03 #
This may help -
The benefits of Reflex Sight attached onto a Camera's hot shoe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqjuMsoZ8c
camera hot shoe gun sight
http://www.google.com/#q=camera+hot+shoe+gun+sight
The benefits of Reflex Sight attached onto a Camera's hot shoe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqjuMsoZ8c
camera hot shoe gun sight
http://www.google.com/#q=camera+hot+shoe+gun+sight
Mar 19, 2015 10:46:15 #
Sometime this summer Olympus is supposed to be shipping a similar product for cameras. It is supposed to be about $130 and fit any hot or cold camera mount. I've not found any others that were not DIY adaptations from gun sights. The hard part seems to be finding the gun style "rail" mount to fit the camera. If you have the mount, putting a red dot sight on it appears easy.
http://petapixel.com/2015/02/05/olympus-ee-1-red-dot-sight-hotshoe-attachment-aiming-speedy-subjects/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1116753-REG/olympus_ee_1_dot_sight_for.html
http://petapixel.com/2015/02/05/olympus-ee-1-red-dot-sight-hotshoe-attachment-aiming-speedy-subjects/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1116753-REG/olympus_ee_1_dot_sight_for.html
Mar 19, 2015 11:50:16 #
ssajn wrote:
Yes it is a gun sight. Great idea. How about a link to the YouTube page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkDjvOygdGc
Mar 19, 2015 12:08:10 #
How could you capture birds in flight any more quickly through a gun sight? Typically, hunters shoot birds with shotguns and key in on them with the sight at the end of the barrel, not through a scope. You'd be better off using that method.
Mar 19, 2015 12:23:27 #
Mar 19, 2015 12:48:49 #
twowindsbear wrote:
That is a device similar to the device antoher poster asked about sevrral weeks ago that received numerous relpies saying it is a laser stghit.
I was one of the first to criticize the use of a laser sight in that thread and got thoroughly beat up for that. :-D It's a red dot sight that is not a laser. :oops:
Mar 19, 2015 12:52:46 #
Mar 19, 2015 13:49:22 #
If you need help spotting the birds, never mind the gun sight, just stick a cat on your camera. ; )
Mar 19, 2015 15:42:48 #
It is a red dot sight (though they have a choice of shapes you see in the sight, not just dots, I use a cross and circle)
You mount the sight on your hotshoe with an adapter. Mount the camera on a rigid tripod and adjust the sight so it looks exactly parallel to the lens by looking at an object at, oh say, 30 feet or so. Measure how far above the center of your lens the sight is and set the sight to look that distance above what is in the center of the lens' view field. Then remember that when you are taking pictures. Aim that far above the center of your subject.
You look through the sight with both eyes open. It is much easier to follow a moving object that way. With some practice you can do much better at tracking birds etc.
It also makes it easier to find things like the moon instead of hunting and searching through the narrow field of view on a long telephoto.
I ordered mine from Amazon, got the cheapest sight I could find, a Chinese knock off of the AimPoint about $29 and a Firefield weaver to hot shoe adapter $18 or $19 dollars.
You mount the sight on your hotshoe with an adapter. Mount the camera on a rigid tripod and adjust the sight so it looks exactly parallel to the lens by looking at an object at, oh say, 30 feet or so. Measure how far above the center of your lens the sight is and set the sight to look that distance above what is in the center of the lens' view field. Then remember that when you are taking pictures. Aim that far above the center of your subject.
You look through the sight with both eyes open. It is much easier to follow a moving object that way. With some practice you can do much better at tracking birds etc.
It also makes it easier to find things like the moon instead of hunting and searching through the narrow field of view on a long telephoto.
I ordered mine from Amazon, got the cheapest sight I could find, a Chinese knock off of the AimPoint about $29 and a Firefield weaver to hot shoe adapter $18 or $19 dollars.
Mar 19, 2015 15:55:54 #
robertjerl wrote:
It is a red dot sight (though they have a choice o... (show quote)
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Mar 19, 2015 15:55:54 #
robertjerl wrote:
It is a red dot sight (though they have a choice o... (show quote)
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