Right angle gizmo that let you take pics of people without them knowing it
Jun 13, 2019 09:10:37 #
I recall between 20 and 40 years ago ads for a right-angle whatsis that attached like a lens, and supposedly let you point your camera north while taking a picture of east. Did this gizmo work? Is it still around. Thanks for responses.
Jun 13, 2019 09:15:27 #
Jun 13, 2019 09:15:59 #
Jun 13, 2019 09:17:58 #
Thanks for this. Shameful I didn't find it myself. I read an article on street photography, emphasizing common sense that you don't shove lenses at people without consent unless you're rude and looking for trouble. Maybe I'll give this bad boy a try.
Jun 13, 2019 09:23:43 #
Just got a "new" one on eBay for less than half B&H. Manhattan pedestrians you've been warned!
Jun 13, 2019 09:28:02 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
This seems weird. If you want to take pictures of people without them knowing it get a small
pro camera with an articulating screen. Even the Sony that only goes up and down and tilts with work.
If you put the camera up to your eye with a viewfinder will attract attention.
I have the Sony RX10 III (the original 24-600 zeiss bridge camera is brilliant). You can shoot from
long distances. I was in a ship docked next to another cruise ship. I was shooting the folks on the boat
and all the strange things people do on vacation. Very interesting.
That said taking photos of people that don't know it is getting old. This is a new world.
I don't shoot kids anymore. I don't shoot pics for video of girls on the beach in bikini's.
Candid photos of places that are public or people you know is enough.
pro camera with an articulating screen. Even the Sony that only goes up and down and tilts with work.
If you put the camera up to your eye with a viewfinder will attract attention.
I have the Sony RX10 III (the original 24-600 zeiss bridge camera is brilliant). You can shoot from
long distances. I was in a ship docked next to another cruise ship. I was shooting the folks on the boat
and all the strange things people do on vacation. Very interesting.
That said taking photos of people that don't know it is getting old. This is a new world.
I don't shoot kids anymore. I don't shoot pics for video of girls on the beach in bikini's.
Candid photos of places that are public or people you know is enough.
Jun 13, 2019 09:48:10 #
I had no plans for kids or bikinis (which in any case are not found on the streets of Manhattan). Your insinuation is rude and illogical, because you approve of candids in "public" places.
I have a Fujifilm X100T which I take it does not have an articulating screen and the only "telephoto" attachment I can find is a 1.4 converter, which doesn't seem to cover what you call long distances. It's also over $350.
I have a Fujifilm X100T which I take it does not have an articulating screen and the only "telephoto" attachment I can find is a 1.4 converter, which doesn't seem to cover what you call long distances. It's also over $350.
Jun 13, 2019 09:51:33 #
One good technique for candid street photos is to use a wide angle and compose with your subject off center. You can be quite close to them, and it looks to them like you are shooting something past them.
Jun 13, 2019 09:57:57 #
Thanks. Now that I think of it the one good photo I got of people in the street was in the St. Marks area (Lower East Side). A young couple who was colorfully dressed with various garnishes immediately consented when I asked if I could take their picture.
Jun 13, 2019 11:20:40 #
The Navy had my crew fly into Iran out of Diego Garcia in the early 70s. Thought I might get some good stealthy "street photography". I screwed one of those mirrors on the front of my Nikor 135.
Jun 13, 2019 11:55:40 #
petelush wrote:
I recall between 20 and 40 years ago ads for a right-angle whatsis that attached like a lens, and supposedly let you point your camera north while taking a picture of east. Did this gizmo work? Is it still around. Thanks for responses.
Yes, they are still around ( on can easily make his/her own too)!
Jun 13, 2019 12:02:19 #
Bought one a few hours ago new for less than half B&H price. Was listed by a camera store poorly: said for Canon, but my understanding is they fit on a lens, not on a body. Also listed for specific Canon lens, similarly wrong. Unless I'm wrong! (Model # same as on B&H.)
Jun 13, 2019 12:37:32 #
petelush wrote:
...I read an article on street photography, emphasizing common sense that you don't shove lenses at people without consent unless you're rude and looking for trouble.
Of course that's just one person's opinion. Others would say that it's what makes good street photography (and I'd agree) Getting inside, close up and into the action is much more visually appealing to me. Most of what folks call street photography these days bores me to tears...might as well stay home and shoot them with a 20000mm lens.
Jun 13, 2019 12:43:22 #
Jun 13, 2019 15:01:35 #
They still exist, and work, but anyone who has seen one will recognize it when you use it on them. They use a mirror, in a periscope like manner. They do not have the highest quality components, and the images they produce are not so hot. For $20.00 they can make an interesting toy. For $200.00 they are over priced garbage. Using one will mark you as an amateur....and a not overly bright amateur at that. Try one, and see what you think. Just don't pay a lot for it.
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