Laser-Scope for Cameras Offers No Obvious Function
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Unless I’m missing something, this laser-sight for SLRs is the most pointless camera gadget I have ever seen. The Wildlife Photography with Tactical Four Reticle Sight from Brando at first seems a great idea. A laser sight that projects a dot onto your prey? Fantastic!
And then you give it some thought: “Wait,” you say, “won’t that put a red dot on my subject?” Then you figure out that you already have a perfectly good viewfinder through which you can see the large, magnified image from your long telephoto lens. Who needs a lensless rangefinder which will show the wildlife as a tiny dot in its center?
And then you read the specs. It turns out that the lasers, which come in red and green, merely projects a spot onto the screen of the sight, not onto a distant lion’s face. You can choose between a cross, a spot or a circle with a spot in the center.
But why? I’m asking seriously here, because I can’t see a point for this at all in wildlife photography. Perhaps it could be used to pinpoint parts of a scene for more accurate panoramas? If you do find you have a use for it, then you can buy one for $40. Before you order it though, make sure you justify your reasons in the comments.
Wildlife Photography with Tactical Four Reticle Sight [Brando via Oh Gizmo!]
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