It seems that Nikon also makes a df-m1 dot sight. > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:47 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > Main benefit for the Olympus is it doesn't require any kind of adapter. > > Stick it on top, turn it on, EASILY align it for the lens I'm using. And > EASILY change the alignment if I change lenses …
My impression is that the alignment has to do more with where it ends up when you put it in the shoe than the lens. In theory every lens will be centered in the same place, so it’s basically just turning your camera into a rangefinder. I certainly don’t doubt that the $130 Oly/Nikon sights work better than making one yourself for $20. If I had a 3-d printer I’d be tempted to make some sort of rectangular tube I could just mount in my hot shoe for rough framing . > > IF I pay attention, I can write down the settings and already know the > alignment for each of the lenses I might want to use it with; mount the lens > & set the dials accordingly to get the same setup every time. > > Not sure it would work that well (i.e. easily) with sights that require > adapters. > > On 11/25/2021 3:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:18 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> The one Olympus item I am considering is their EE-1 Dot Sight that mounts >>> on the hot shoe. >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlzoU7KhZro >> This can be a handy solution both for birding and for astro work. >> At one point I had things set up with a cheap red dot sight: >> https://www.amazon.com/Daisy-Electric-Airsoft-Point-Sight/dp/B000N8KHQG >> Using a hot shoe to gun sight adapter >> https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p5641_Lacerta-adapter-for-mounting-red-dot-finders-to-camera-flash-shoes.html >> https://www.amazon.com/Higoo-Universal-Camera-Adapter-Optics/dp/B075D3BCF8 >> https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/709070-mount-red-dot-finder-to-dslr-hot-shoe/ >> https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4178785 >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
