Congratulations!
I ordered the angle finder plus the focusing rail, hopefully they will
arrive tomorrow so I can start playing with them (given that my AF "modding"
will be successful) over the weekend. My correspondance with him was
extremely smooth and he was very helpful. Based on that correspondance I
would recommend him any time. Just hope the mail arrives early tomorrow...
J
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 19:13
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Angle finder modding and e*ay seller jinfinance
> Back to this old thread, I just received three items from jinfinance.
>
> The transaction couldn't have been smoother. I did a BIN on one, then
> contacted him about a couple of other items, one of which he didn't have
> on the 'Bay at that time. He gave me attractive prices on the extra
> items and a good break on combined shipping.
>
> He shipped immediately after I paid and it took four days to get to CA.
> Package had seen some less than gentle handling, but sealing and packing
> were ok, as were the items.
>
> As to the items:
> ----------------------------------
> The four way focusing rail looks identical in pics to the one Adorama
> sells for more than three times the price. It's nicely finished and will
> certainly do the job for any thing up to MF. Build quality is not up to
> the Oly rail and the movement isn't as smooth. On the other hand, it's
> pretty good and allows for very precise placement. And I don't take
> pictures while it's moving. And Oly never made one with left right
> action. I suppose one could combine two rails with two stages......
>
> Rating? If you must have very fine machinery and flawless movement, C+.
> If you want something that does the job of fine placement of your camera
> in two dimensions with ease, a winner, A. Value, A+
> ----------------------------------
> The angle finder is pretty much what I expected. Well enough made of
> plastic, it gives a nice clear, correct left/right view through the
> finder. Diopter correction range isn't specified - I received no
> instructions - but it accommodates my -4.5 or so right eye. It's a long
> range with much twisting, which allows easy fine tuning. Eyecup folds
> down to allow seeing the full frame with glasses on at 1x.
>
> Compared to the Oly Varimagni? Build quality is Yugo vs. Rolls.
> Usability? Well, how much is correct left-right image worth to you? It's
> worth a lot to me, and the plastic wonder has it. Optical quality isn't
> great, but good enough to see what you are shooting at 1x and good
> enough to very finely focus your camera lens at 2x. And it doesn't make
> my eyes go funny after staring through for a few minutes.
>
> Biggest weakness is the camera coupling. It's a generic thingie, with
> adapters for different cameras. I only asked for Canyon EOS
> compatibility and got two different adapters, one of which fits the 5D
> and 300D. In the double plastic slide-on connection, there is more play
> than I would find ideal. I may simply glue the adapter to the finder to
> tighten things up.
>
> Rating? Beauty and truth, C-. Practical tool, B-. Value, B+
> ----------------------------------
>
> Remote shutter release for 5D is a cheap piece of plastic that cost
> almost nothing and does what it is supposed to. Push lightly for AF/AE
> set/lock. Push/complete push for shutter release. Push and slide forward
> to lock shutter open in B for long exposures. Has a socket in the side
> that I think will accept an extension cord. What's not to like? Oh, I'll
> bet I can use the socket to connect to the receiver of Polaroid RF
> remote I have!
>
> The focusing stage I think would be suitable for almost any use. The
> other two are quite acceptable for the very occasional use they may get.
> I've seldom used the Varimagni and remote releases, but wanted to have
> the flexibility available. For serious use, I'd go with the OEM models.
>
> Moose
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