This may be of interest to any "birders" in the group. I went out with a
friend who had one of these mounted on his Can*n and it was a very slick tool
for photographing birds in flight or anything else that is moving. Bill
Barber
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Xtend-a-Sight™ Red Dot Sight Mounting adapter
for connecting a Red Dot Sight to the flash shoe of your camera.
--- The Photosolve Xtend-a-Sight lets you mount a Red Dot sight
(typically found attached to rifles and pistols) to the flash shoe of your
camera.
This allows you to track moving objects much more accurately than the LCD or
the viewfinder.
Essentially, the Xtend-a-Sight is a modern "sports finder" and you can put
the strap of the camera around your neck, push the camera out in front of you,
with the strap tight to your neck, sight through the Red Dot Sight at the
object using the "red dot" that shows in the screen, half press for focus, and
then take as many frames as your camera will allow as you follow the moving
object.
If you don't have a flash shoe on your camera, you can also mount the
Xtend-a-Sight on a flash bracket, align the camera and the sight, and you're
all
set. <The Xtend-a-Sight mount with 3/8 and 7/8" Weaver Mount capability.
Actual Version shown. Anodized Black. The mount is split at the rear, allowing
it to separate slightly in the mount area. Unit includes allen wrench to
tighten set screws in the side of the mount, locking the Xtend-a-Sight to the
flash shoe.
For reference: The shorter 3/8" mount is 1.6" long, and the overall length
of the unit is 2.75".
< Xtend-a-Sight shown with BSA RD30 mounted (7/8" standard Weaver mounting).
This size of Red Dot Sight is a bit easier to see through, compared with the
smaller sight shown below.This sight is typically 4 to 5 times as expensive
as the smaller Daisy unit shown below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you get one of these units make CERTAIN that it comes
with 7/8" mounting hardware. At least one unit (MADE IN CHINA) had 3/8"
hardware
and will NOT fit the Xtend-a-Sight as the spacing is too long between mounts.
< Xtend-a-Sight shown with Daisy Red Dot Sight mounted (3/8" standard
Weaver mounting). While this size of sight works just fine, it's a bit more
difficult to use, given the smaller size of the viewing screen. The good news
is
that it's a lot less expensive.
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MORE INFORMATION
_Xtend-a-Sight User Guide_
(http://www.photosolve.com/main/product/xtendasight/Xtend-a-Sight.pdf)
4 pages, PDF
Red Dot sights are available from numerous sources. The two shown here were
purchased at WalMart, far below the regular retail pricing.
Here are some additional source links:
_OpticsPlanet
_ (http://www.opticsplanet.net/red-dot-scopes.html)
http://www.opticsplanet.net/red-dot-scopes.html
_Shop at Amazon.com_
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?site=amazon&tag=photosolve-20)
Search: Keywords:
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/photosolve-20)
For the Amazon search box above, just put in "Red Dot Sight" (with the
quotes).
In addition, many "paint-ball" outlets carry Red Dot Sights.
The only thing to remember is that the Xtend-a-Sight can mount 3/8" and 7/8"
Weaver mounts (which are pretty typical), so get one with either of those
two sizes.
Photos
Several customers have begun using the Xtend-a-Sight to shoot their favorite
kinds of photos. photosolve is pleased to provide links to those libraries:
_Birds in Flight (BIF) and Aircraft in Flight (AIF)_
(http://home.comcast.net/~szee1b/) that were taken using a Red Dot Sight. The
photographer is
Bernard Zee.
http://home.comcast.net/~szee1b/
_Birds in Flight (BIF)_
(http://www.photosolve.com/main/photos/xtendasight/index.html) taken by Steven
Davis, Canada using the Xtend-a-Sight and a Red
Dot Sight, presented in the photosolve gallery.
_Birds in Flight (BIF)_ (http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/gallery/899628/1)
taken by Steve Wolfe using the Xtend-a-Sight and a Red Dot Sight.
http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/gallery/899628/1
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