On 4/8/2012 6:10 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Thanks Jim. Not too bad for patience, but some discomfort. I might try
> to find a good right angle viewer for this camera ...
An articulated viewfinder is heaven for that sort of stuff. Tripod low or on
the ground, screen pointed up, frame, focus
using 10X magnification, and the shot is yours.
I don't believe I'd ever have made this shot of a Calif. Fawn Lily with the 5D.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/Tilden_Botanic_Garden&image=_MG_5617croofm.jpg>
Narrow, muddy path, flower on the upslope right next to the path, viewfinder
looking out over a steep downslope, camera
on tripod resting on two legs out horizontally and the bottom of the center
column. (Now why didn't I take a shot of the
set-up with the S100???)
There are many shots for a guy like me, shooting out in nature, or even in our
yard, that are made a little to a lot
easier with the articulated screen. Then there are those fewer shots that it
makes possible at all.
I recall once in Oregon, on the trail back up from a relatively remote
waterfall, a couple (the only other people for
miles) came up behind us. The woman, a nurse, rushed forward to see if she
could help. She assumed that the man lying
awkwardly on the slightly muddy trail had fallen. Nope, just a Moose trying to
get the shot of a low growing flower. :-)
The shot came out fuzzy anyway; low light, slow shutter speed and I couldn't
hold it very steady in that position. Oh
well.
Not knocking your 5D choice, it's a wonderful camera, but short of perfect for
me in that particular regard. Yup, got a
right angle finder for it. Nope, not the same thing at all, but better than not.
Articulate Moose
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