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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 21 9:52 am Post subject: |
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apart from the writing they are identical to canon ones, same plastic for body and clip on terminal protector
the camera seems to think they are "native" and works as normal which is ace, i was expecting it might do the electric bit but not the electronic clever bit
the wireless remote button is another accessory that is identical to the canon one apart from one letter in the id on it, ditto re function
over the years i have found quite a few bits of kit that are exactly the specs of the "branded" version for a fraction of the price, a few have been as alike as a sticky label over the brand name i guess those are the production overuns(to allow for setting up and quality control etc)
the battery grip is ace, it is ergonomic to handle, drops the centre of gravity and centre of horizontal balance
the r body is quite light having no mirror and feels a little front heavy even with the 35 to 115 on it
and it has buttons that can be turned on for using it turned to portrait format which is a bonus as well as being usb compatable which means the solar/battery bank can power me or i can plug it in at home for video stuff*
a well used £200 quid when that is less than 5% of the overall kit cost
*i have not played with that yet, learning to use a leccy real camera rather than film is enough to start with
going for the r rather than a d5 or similar was a good move, not having a flappy mirror, no matter how well-made, is nice.
a slight aside i found my 35mm and sd informed me that film is still a thing although a bit niche so i might have a go with that at some point, i do rather like film even if leccy can do many things very well or even better than film |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 21 11:53 am Post subject: |
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i nailed a slow sinc at a 1/25s with the 100 to 400 lens of tt making coffee, no extra light etc, nice
it worked , however i was only testing to see if the lens was chatting with the camera
tis nice for birds, manual or at the least manual and a focus spot with a set distance to aim for is good
the full auto stuff can be too clever and slow
using it almost like a 35mm is effective
i am well happy with it and still learning
not bad for bird snaps but i do need to work on a proper replacement for the improvised fore stock under the lens, tis a heavy beast compared to owt i have used before
on a very positive theme, it survived the dog tripping me up with no more than a new cover filter for the medium multi fl lens
i got the 2 battery strap on for it which is ace with the big lens for pulling the balance back, using it portrait, lv charging etc
downside it only just fits in the biggest case with the mid lens on
stripped for small and tidy this camera is light for the abilities it has.
if i put a classic fixed 50mm on it would be very portable
the made for it gp lens is pretty good for general purposes, far away/very small would be an engineering and optics matter |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46249 Location: yes
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 21 7:57 am Post subject: |
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i just saw the slap a pap and thought naughty
after a few tries with cheese plates and handles and suchlike, i am now minded to take a saw, drill, chisel, knife and abrasives to the stock of a less than perfect crossbow
my thinking is the lens is fixed, the camera is fixed(ie no stress on the 5 to 7 point conversion ring) and i get to use it like a krinkov
might be rather nice for papping wildlife if it is short, stable and balanced
if the wood prototype works it might be time to think about a production version
the political paps might take casualties but sparrows etc dont have minders
i have seen such things ages ago, but they were far too cumbersome to be useful
i know cameras have a fairly small variety of mount specs, once those are attached to a cheese plate the potential is increased a lot
guns have 3 basic attachments, slotted grooves, weaver or picawhotsit rails(some have pegs as well)
a camera would be better with a rail fitting than a bolthole
all of that mentioned, my beast does seem to be going a bit mad max
hey ho for an old contax |
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