2 'new' tips

[Rory Tate]

I'm a newbie to this site so what I'm about to recommend may already be 'ol hat'. But here ya are:

First tip:
I was driving around, looking for a good outdoors shot. A/C is on high. Camera is cold. I see the shot (buck, doe and fawn grouped). Grab the camera, jump outa the car, without noticing, I exhale heavily on the viewfinder and the shot is history! Can't see a #$% thing! Now I breathe elsewhere when the camera is cold.

Second tip:
I like to shoot the full moon and try different ways of composing the pictures. First time out at night, with my new 10D, I hit the illumination button to see my various settings. But I can't see a dang thing as to whether I'm on Tv Ap or Overdrive. Solution: bought some velcro, and a mini mag flashlight (about 3" long), stuck 1 strip on the left side of the camera and wrapped 2 strips around the flashlight. Works Great!

Hope this helps.
Rory

[Belmondo]

Rory:
Welcome to the forum. That's a great first post.

Keep 'em coming.

Tom

[mpkirby]

I'm a newbie to this site so what I'm about to recommend may already be 'ol hat'. But here ya are:

Second tip:
I like to shoot the full moon and try different ways of composing the pictures. First time out at night, with my new 10D, I hit the illumination button to see my various settings. But I can't see a dang thing as to whether I'm on Tv Ap or Overdrive. Solution: bought some velcro, and a mini mag flashlight (about 3" long), stuck 1 strip on the left side of the camera and wrapped 2 strips around the flashlight. Works Great!

Hope this helps.
Rory

Another suggestion is to pack a couple of glow sticks. Crack them open when you need them. They are dim enough they won't ruin your night vision, and bring enough to see the camera controls, read the manual, etc.

Mike

[robertwgross]

On some cameras, like my D60, you simply hit the rear dial center button, and that turns on the top display for several seconds so you can see what you are doing.

---Bob Gross---

[defordphoto]

Welcome Rory! Flashlight 101 says to add a red filter so you don't blind yourself when using it.

[c0ntr0lz]

Welcome to the forum

an addtion to your flash light attatchment is to put a red filter or something red on top of it so that your eyes don't have to re-adjust to the dark again. a little astronomy tip. :D post some of the moon shoots!!


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ok i forgot this was open and i didn't hit sumbit till about an hour earlier.

[CyberDyneSystems]

Welcome to the forum

an addtion to your flash light attatchment is to put a red filter or something red on top of it so that your eyes don't have to re-adjust to the dark again. a little astronomy tip. :D post some of the moon shoots!!


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ok i forgot this was open and i didn't hit sumbit till about an hour earlier.

Astronomy tip..

Seems every one wants to take credit for red gel and night vision...

Us backstage running crews think we own the rights too...


But in fact it was the Navy that implemented red lightbulbs below decks during night time to make sure the watch kept it's night vision...

[c0ntr0lz]

ooooooo reaaaaally smarty pants
kool fact to know
i just knew it from astro, since it use to consume my younger years, searching for the star i was born near hehehe still waiting for my parents to come pick me up and take me home in the new ship.

[jray]

I use these...

http://www.kriana.com/

[ron chappel]

That's interesting.I never heard of the red lights to preserve night vision.
I usually just use a torch and put up with it .
The fogged eyepiece should be an easy one to fix though.
Just wipe it with a fingertip.No you won't scratch it-you'd have to do it really hard or lots of times to do any damage

[Big_B]

Seems every one wants to take credit for red gel and night vision...

Us backstage running crews think we own the rights too...


Another tip from my time back stage - if you don't want to spent money on a gel, simply paint the glass with red nail varnish. It works just as well. :)

[Cadwell]

Of course... if you don't want to bother farting about with red gel, nail varnish or whatever there is always the cheap solution. Keep your shooting eye closed whilst using the light. :wink:

[Big_B]

Of course... if you don't want to bother farting about with red gel, nail varnish or whatever there is always the cheap solution. Keep your shooting eye closed whilst using the light. :wink:


Good point! Why not play it safe and keep them both closed :lol: :lol:

Ps. I should point out that as a red blooded male I don't often carry around large amounts of bright red nail varnish..... or lipstick..... honest.

[dschwartz69]

When I was in Navy in early 90's they were actually switchign over to a "light blue" type of light that had the same affect on saving night vision but provided more interior light.

Also, a shooting-tip from a different sort of "shooting". When moving about in low-light conditions keep your "shooting eye" open. If you need to use a flashlight or quickly enter/exit a bright room, close your "shooting eye" and open your other.

When the light is gone and you open your shooting eye, you will have retained your night vision. this takes a bit of practice but is highly effective.

[defordphoto]

But in fact it was the Navy that implemented red lightbulbs below decks during night time to make sure the watch kept it's night vision...

Actually it was the Chinese who "invented" it when they invented fireworks back in 33BC. Gotta see where to strike the match.

[Scottes]

Your guys have it all wrong. Bog invented the red gel in 12,000 BC when he kept tripping over The Wheel after parking it at night. A short time later he invented the headlight switch, and red gel was lost to mankind until 33 BC.

[defordphoto]

Well, I knew it was something like that. I do know that shortly after, blinkers were invented, followed ny the rear view mirror at Indy.