Gotten Old
Mar 31, 2019 08:45:30 #
jfh2841 wrote:
Thanks for the tips...Many of us have the same issues from age, miles and disease. Wonderful ideas. I don't drive anymore because of medication issues so I rely on shooting from the house or when my spouse can take me. She also helps me up when I do something foolish.
Interesting how the OP has disappeared.
Mar 31, 2019 08:57:28 #
Somebody once said: "Youth is wasted on the young!"
Can't say I disagree. Hope you find a solution.
Can't say I disagree. Hope you find a solution.
Mar 31, 2019 09:05:26 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't understand what happened but somewhere alo... (show quote)
Age is one of life's most important numbers, and nothing else. Some people are older at 50 than others at 70. I have and use a Canon right angle viewer, it does a great job of saving my back and neck and shoulder and .........the rest of my upper torso. Modern tripods help eliminate the need for these, but if you need one, use it. Photography, while still in it's infancy, allows or requires using gear for multiple functions. There is more to being a chef than just cooking. Same thing applies to us, there is more to being a photographer than pushing the shutter button. Everything we use is a crutch that allows the final product, the captured image. Check KEH and B&H, both usually have a wide variety of "extras" that will save you lots of dollars off the $179.00 retail price. Good luck with your search.
Mar 31, 2019 09:23:35 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't understand what happened but somewhere alo... (show quote)
From one old dog to another;
I have a right angle viewer, to use it you still have to get your eye close to it. Which means you still would need to get down on one knee to use it. Then call for help to get back up.
Andy's suggestion that you look into tethering is a good one
Mar 31, 2019 09:41:56 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
I use a CamRanger. It is a small device about the size of a cellphone that plugs into your camera. It will then wirelessly couple with your smartphone or tablet. So I shoot by using live view with my device acting as my screen. I can also control vital functions such a charging shutter speed, aperture, and ISO from my phone or tablet. Not only do I avoid much of the bending and other awkward positions, but it will even do time lapse, focus stacking and HDR.
Mar 31, 2019 10:03:23 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't understand what happened but somewhere alo... (show quote)
I have a Nikon right angle adapter That I used on my D7100 while it worked it was a PITA for me, the main problem was I had to look around the view finder with it, and then there was always something I missed in the frame.
Mar 31, 2019 10:04:22 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't understand what happened but somewhere alo... (show quote)
I used to mountain bike, play tennis and golf. I was an avid fly fisherman, but now I could die if I fell. No more skiing, stopped years ago. So I do daily walks with my newly purchased mirror less with flip out screen and experiment with more post techniques.
Life is about adapting, like it or not. I can still hear the birds, smell the flowers, and see the wonders around me.
Mar 31, 2019 10:11:32 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
Old age ain't for sissies! I have to suck it up, move on and enjoy the memories of youth and relish in the light of an older age. It's not the years it's the miles, baby>
Well spoken brother
Mar 31, 2019 10:17:54 #
I often carry a tripod. Even if I don't use it to hold my camera, I will use it to help me get up. My tripod is very sturdy, and I've learned that I can pull myself up with it.
Mar 31, 2019 10:33:28 #
I retired last year and at 70 and with a passion for hunting insects and wildflowers in the field, winter was driving me stir crazy.
Then I came across this website https://www.closeuphotography.com/seventeen-dollar-plan-4x-objective/ and WOW, what a change it made for me. With less than a $50 total investment I was able to take images of things that my eyes had never imagined seeing before.
I started by using a manual macro rail where I would turn the knob a 12th of a rotation (because I would imagine it as the face of a clock) and take a shot doing this from the point of the closest focus to the point of the farthest point of focus. I'd then stack all of the images in either Photoshop or Affinity Photo.
As I progressed I invested in a digital focus rail and I now use Zerene Stacker and I have found winter not to be so cold and grey afterall.
Enjoy your macro studio setup and see the world in a whole new way!
Then I came across this website https://www.closeuphotography.com/seventeen-dollar-plan-4x-objective/ and WOW, what a change it made for me. With less than a $50 total investment I was able to take images of things that my eyes had never imagined seeing before.
I started by using a manual macro rail where I would turn the knob a 12th of a rotation (because I would imagine it as the face of a clock) and take a shot doing this from the point of the closest focus to the point of the farthest point of focus. I'd then stack all of the images in either Photoshop or Affinity Photo.
As I progressed I invested in a digital focus rail and I now use Zerene Stacker and I have found winter not to be so cold and grey afterall.
Enjoy your macro studio setup and see the world in a whole new way!
Mar 31, 2019 10:55:20 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I don't understand what happened but somewhere alo... (show quote)
If your camera has an articulating LCD consider getting a "Hoodman" which is a $40 rubber hood sized to fit 3.2" screens with a magnifying diopter adjustable lens that will give you an excellent view in many situations.
Pat
Mar 31, 2019 11:07:11 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
I have a right angle finder for my D7200. Mine is Chinese one from Ebay. I have used it for copy work and macro on a vertical stand. I have used Helicon focus to tether a tablet to the camera. It needs an OTG cable for the tablet. I had problems with the connection until I bought one from startech.com. StarTech has quality USB accessories. I also have a Pen F with an articulated screen. The biggest problem with all but the right angle finder is visibility in bright light. I suppose one could use a black cloth like a view camera. I could also build a shield for the pen F screen using gaff tape. I have been looking into purchasing a field monitor (5 in.) some are available for about $160. Such a monitor would give an articulated screen with focus peaking. A light shield is provided with some monitors.
Mar 31, 2019 11:30:51 #
For some the idea of getting old is better than the alternative. I was told by other elders in my Sunday School classes that when we die we go to a better place. If this is true maybe we should just skip old age and go to the better place and skip the aches and pains that come with age. Now before I get complaints I am older and I have no intention of leaving this life before I have completely explored it. I need time to write that great American letter to myself and there are things I still want see here. I will admit I have given up mountain climbing but there are usually public overlooks I still use. So until someone comes back and gives a personal firsthand account of what is to come I'll just stick around and get up from the ground as best as I can or give up on the things (substitute) I can't do (mountain climbing) then too maybe a very small mountain is ok. By now you have discovered that this has nothing to do with a way to get low down pictures but I feel better now. Thanks.
Mar 31, 2019 11:31:27 #
Thanks Linary for the pic of the kneeler. Saves me the effort of photoing mine. For those walks a rolator might work - mine has a storage basket and a seat and the wheels can be locked.
Linary wrote:
I sometimes take one of these kneelers out with me, they fold flat, are light and very cheap. Just something else to carry though.
Turn upside down and it is a kneeler with handles to get you up, other way it is a stool.
Turn upside down and it is a kneeler with handles to get you up, other way it is a stool.
Mar 31, 2019 11:34:41 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
I retired last year and at 70 and with a passion f... (show quote)
As a retired biologist I spent years photographing objects through a light microscope and even electron microscope. I took some great images. Might check this out.
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