Camera "Dot" Sight
Dec 3, 2017 13:44:43 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Pretty much any rail mounted sight. They are not "made" for cameras, hence the need for the adapter.
Thanks MT...I've been researching, and I now have a better understanding!
Dec 3, 2017 13:59:13 #
Pixelpixie88 wrote:
I am wonder if anyone here uses one of these. They are not laser. Any recommendations on one? I would use it for bird photography.
Thanks...Marsha
Thanks...Marsha
I have a red dot sight with hot shoe adapter. It is heavy and requires a screwdriver to sight in. I also have the Olympus sight. Made for cameras, light. Pops open for use. Easy to sight in. But expensive. I still recommend it.
Dec 3, 2017 14:14:24 #
MT Shooter had adapters in his Billings, MT store for awhile and probably still does. I almost bought one. It will allow any red dot gun sight sight to be used.
More convenient to me is the EE-1 made for cameras by Olympus. It is light, folds compactly, quick to open, comes with an appropriate case and turns on/off automatically. I think it is the only one made just for cameras. The adjustments wheels can be bumped, but once you are used to it, it is easy to adjust.
Buy it from B&H, use it for a few days, return it if you don't like it. I kept mine.
More convenient to me is the EE-1 made for cameras by Olympus. It is light, folds compactly, quick to open, comes with an appropriate case and turns on/off automatically. I think it is the only one made just for cameras. The adjustments wheels can be bumped, but once you are used to it, it is easy to adjust.
Buy it from B&H, use it for a few days, return it if you don't like it. I kept mine.
Dec 3, 2017 14:16:00 #
jcboy3 wrote:
I have a red dot sight with hot shoe adapter. It is heavy and requires a screwdriver to sight in. I also have the Olympus sight. Made for cameras, light. Pops open for use. Easy to sight in. But expensive. I still recommend it.
Expensive! As a well made camera accessory, I thought it pretty fair!
Dec 3, 2017 14:19:53 #
bsprague wrote:
MT Shooter had adapters in his Billings, MT store ... (show quote)
Thanks....I'll look at that one!
Dec 3, 2017 14:43:00 #
Thanks for your post. I just ordered a hotshot splitter.
robertjerl wrote:
Yes, what MT said. br They work great and he sells... (show quote)
Dec 3, 2017 14:48:06 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Thanks for your post. I just ordered a hotshot splitter.
You are welcome.
Someone suggested remote flashes instead. My reply - If I could predict the location well enough to set up remote flashes I wouldn't need the sight either.
Dec 3, 2017 15:10:35 #
vonzip wrote:
I heard that one guy on this forum put tape over the calibration knobs to avoid such a problem.
The knobs are small and in a tight space so it would need to be narrow tape. I will relook at doing that. It would solve one minor irritation :)
Dec 4, 2017 09:53:58 #
Fotoartist wrote:
FWIW, A Red Dot sight has increased my bird shot keepers by 300%.
How do you use it? After using the sight do you switch to the viewfinder?
Dec 4, 2017 09:58:06 #
jcboy3 wrote:
I have a red dot sight with hot shoe adapter. It is heavy and requires a screwdriver to sight in. I also have the Olympus sight. Made for cameras, light. Pops open for use. Easy to sight in. But expensive. I still recommend it.
B&H lists it as being made for two cameras, but it seems it would work on any body with a hot shoe. Am I correct?
Dec 4, 2017 10:09:41 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
B&H lists it as being made for two cameras, but it seems it would work on any body with a hot shoe. Am I correct?
Yes. It works on any cam with hot shoe.
Dec 4, 2017 10:27:00 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
How do you use it? After using the sight do you switch to the viewfinder?
Yes or No!
There are two ways I use it.
1- With a long lens, I can be too slow getting pointed at the subject. So, red dot first to put the subject in the display. Then I can "compose" if the subject isn't moving.
2- The subject is moving so I guess at a zoom setting that gives me a chance of what I want to get. Then it is red dot only trying to stay on the subject.
For flying birds, it can work where you have both eyes open and, while keeping the red dot on the target, you see what is on the display. You can't look through a viewfinder and use the red dot at the same time.
Dec 4, 2017 10:28:55 #
suntouched wrote:
The knobs are small and in a tight space so it would need to be narrow tape. I will relook at doing that. It would solve one minor irritation :)
Blue masking or "painter's" tape is made to be peeled off with no residue. The 3M brand costs the most, but works best.
Dec 4, 2017 10:32:29 #
bsprague wrote:
Blue masking or "painter's" tape is made to be peeled off with no residue. The 3M brand costs the most, but works best.
And it’s still cheaper than gaffer tape.
Dec 4, 2017 10:32:50 #
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