Whoops - E-1, 50/1.4 OMZuiko @ f4, iso 100, cropped only.
On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 7:55 PM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Moose was right. (But I had to prove it to myself.) The wireless remote
> works in any position. (Mea culpa Mooser)
>
> But... turning the receiver sideways in the hot shoe lets you SEE that the
> shutter has been triggered.
> (This old fart doesn't trust those new fangled things!)
>
> Here's a shot triggered through the glass patio doors as one of my big
> buddies hits the platform feeder on our deck.
>
> The second shot shows why he returns. The fuzz in the foreground is the
> bushy tail of a squirrel coming for his/her share.
>
> Probably triggering the greedy reaction..
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> (Sigh)
>>
>> I STAND CORRECTED.
>>
>> If life gets any more technical I may go back to flashbulbs and
>> Verichrome (NOT Pan.).
>>
>>
>> Rick 🤔
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 12:29 AM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/14/2017 6:40 AM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>>>
>>>> . . .
>>>>
>>>> And as long as I'm OT - also playing with a "PIXEL" wireless remote
>>>> shutter
>>>> release on my E-1.Works really well,
>>>> even thru the closed patio door (after I remembered to turn the IR
>>>> receiver in my direction.)
>>>>
>>>
>>> A little confusing to me. I have a Pixel wireless remote that I use a
>>> fair amount and which works perfectly. Cords are available for most camera
>>> bodies.
>>>
>>> It is not, however, IR, but RF, and works wherever camera and/or remote
>>> is facing. Works with remote out of the shoe and dangling. Remote works any
>>> old place, often in a pocket.
>>>
>>> OTOH, I have IR remotes, tiny little things for triggering Canon or Sony
>>> cameras with IR remote capability built in. With them one generally has to
>>> be in front of the camera and point the front of the remote at it for them
>>> to work. (Exception for close in macro work, where enough IR bounces around
>>> to trigger from behind the camera.)
>>>
>>> Your post suggests yet a third alternative, an IR receiver which may be
>>> aimed separately from the camera, and connected to it with a cord?
>>>
>>> Quickly learned that auto focus is not the best solution for bird feeder
>>>> shots!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nope, ya gotta pick your focus point in advance.
>>>
>>> Back to legacy Zooks.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nothing wrong with that, but you can use the 4/3 AF lenses in MF mode.
>>>
>>> Both items were gifts from my younger daughter and son-in-law, and "very
>>>> reasonably priced" @ Amazon.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nice!
>>>
>>> Confusalated Moose
>>>
>>>
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reviewed hardcover book for kids, ages 4-to-8,
*The Little Crow Who Could Not CAW
<http://www.amazon.com/Little-Crow-Who-Could-Not-ebook/dp/B01B2028SS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455042958&sr=8-1&keywords=rick+beckrich>,*
is
finally available as an interactive Kindle e-book from Amazon.com.
(P.S. - The Kindle reader is a free app from Amazon that works on PC,
laptops, and most hand-held devices.)
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