On Oct 22, 2013, at 01:25 , Larry Colen wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 01:15:00AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote:
>> On Oct 21, 2013, at 20:42 , Boris Liberman wrote:
>>> The only thing that I don't like about K-01 is that you cannot attach a EVF
>>> to it - you absolutely have to focus/compose by the screen. In the bright
>>> light this may prove an issue. You could buy this accessory that attaches
>>> to the back of the camera and blocks the stray light, but it would make
>>> your camera significantly bigger.
>>
>>
>> Regards non-slr cameras with LCD screens.
>>
>> I am thinking of buying a large and long bill'd baseball type hat and
>> wearing my flip-up 7.00x close-up watchmaker type plastic lenses that clip
>> on to my regular trifocals. I've tried the combo indoors and outdoors with a
>> normal baseball cap on an overcast day, and they were great. In the sun the
>> unrimmed plastic magnifiers may catch some light which may interfere.
>
> Joe,
> you may have just elevated photo-nerdery to an artform.
>
We thank ya Larry. It's always good to be elevated, socially, physically, or
chemically. Been all three, IIRC…
It's why I got me a degree in Fine Art, so I could spend more time being artsy.
{poor}
Now you have an opportunity Larry. Inventing "photo-nerdery" you must copyright
it; collect some coin!
>>
>> It would depend on the magnification of your flip-ups, but with my 1.25
>> drugstore 67mm readers and my 7.00x flip-ups, the LCD of my Pentax Q is in
>> focus from ~ 6 inches to ~7.5 inches measuring from my eyebrow, and
>> completely fills the immediate field of vision of the glasses. Bonus: You
>> can read the letters and symbols on the back of the camera without holding
>> it at arms length! And with my trifocal glasses, it's even better.
>>
>> Flip the added lenses up and they are completely out of the way as would be
>> clip-on sunglasses.
>>
>> Tracking birds or critters in the wild you are still better off with a red
>> dot scope at arms length because you can see around the camera to spot your
>> target with your spare eye. No need to look at the LCD; find target, place
>> the red dot on it (or usually just under or over it so it'd not be centered,
>> giving you some room to crop.
Joseph McAllister
Too much gear, not much time
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