Right angle viewer... how & why? (Page 2): I have one for Nikon that I used when shooting with the camera on or close to the ground. Flip screens and live view make it less necessary...

Bill_de Loc: US

I have one for Nikon that I used when shooting with the camera on or close to the ground. Flip screens and live view make it less necessary for me.

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Kickle Loc: Central Illinois

My Panasonic GX8 has a viewfinder that tilts up and I love it. It is especially useful for getting close to the ground while stooping but I also use it to shoot straight up at ceiling and domes. It also reduces back strain for shooting on a tripod with a low point of view.

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

I just got one of these for low angle landscapes and astro photography. It allows me to view the shot without getting into some of the crazy positions I used to have to. You can angle toward the milky way and see the view without having to crawl under the camera to get to the view finder, or very low at a water fall without having to lay in the stream.

Bill

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Longshadow wrote:

I have one for my Canon and love it!
I use it when the camera is on a tripod, looking down instead of arching my back.
I can kneel with the camera low.
I can put the camera at ground level and look into the viewfinder MUCH easier.
Mine rotates 90° for portrait shooting.
It's really handy!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

bellgamin wrote:

I have just learned that there is a right angle viewer, part DR-6, for my Nikon. The write-up says that it provides a 90 degree view for framing & composing your image at right angles to the original viewfinder. I love gadgets but I cannot fathom how a rt. angle viewer would work, or why it would be at all useful.

Please help me understand the how & why of this strange gadget.

Years ago, I had one on a Nikon FM I used for copystand work. It kept me from having to stand on a ladder to look down through the finder.

Now, I have a Lumix GH4 with a fully articulating OLED display that serves the same purpose. It’s great for on-the-ground or above-the-head work. It is FAR BETTER than any right angle finder accessory ever could be!

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I have one so I don't have to bend my old body as much to take a photo, esp closeups or macro.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I haven't used it since I got it.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

bellgamin wrote:

I have just learned that there is a right angle viewer, part DR-6, for my Nikon. The write-up says that it provides a 90 degree view for framing & composing your image at right angles to the original viewfinder. I love gadgets but I cannot fathom how a rt. angle viewer would work, or why it would be at all useful.

Please help me understand the how & why of this strange gadget.

I have one for every camera (including movie cameras), had them for more than 40 years and I love them. I wouldn't have cameras if I did not have angle finders! Every time you have to put your camera, were it is hard or almost impossible to look through the viewfinder, the angle finder saves the day/moment!

James R. Kyle Loc: Saint Louis, Missouri (A Suburb of Ferguson)

"Right-Angle" View attachment.

Being that some people are LEFT-HANDED - Can the "Right-Angle" Attachment be used by a Left-Handed person?

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

James R wrote:

"Right-Angle" View attachment.

Being that some people are LEFT-HANDED - Can the "Right-Angle" Attachment be used by a Left-Handed person?

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Yes, and an ambidextrous person also.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

shoot for 30 years... then write back why you own one.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

James R wrote:

"Right-Angle" View attachment.

Being that some people are LEFT-HANDED - Can the "Right-Angle" Attachment be used by a Left-Handed person?

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left angle viewfinder attachments shoot photos that are right to left....

Leitz Loc: Solms

[quote=James R Can the "Right-Angle" Attachment be used by a Left-Handed person?[/quote]
No. They would require a Left-Angle viewer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

RichieC wrote:

shoot for 30 years... then write back why you own one.

Same reasons as stated earlier.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

bellgamin wrote:

I have just learned that there is a right angle viewer, part DR-6, for my Nikon. The write-up says that it provides a 90 degree view for framing & composing your image at right angles to the original viewfinder. I love gadgets but I cannot fathom how a rt. angle viewer would work, or why it would be at all useful.

Please help me understand the how & why of this strange gadget.

I had one for my film camera many years ago. The only use I found for it was when I wanted to place the
camera at ground level for a pronounced up angle on the subject. >Alan