It has begin, red dot sight for DSLR.

[leetgod]

Sorry if this is a repost. Saw this at Gizmodo. http://gizmodo.com/5536995/laser-dslr-reticle-to-make-your-pets-extremely-uncomfortable

Not the 1st time a photography accessory was inspired by a weapon related item. The designer behind R-Strap from BlackRapid admitted he was inspired by the single point sling used on firearms.

[Squeezee]

HSLD photography?

[NUCKINFUTS]

It seems more as a design product than functional, I am not a professional photographer but it seems like this would cause a lot of blur in photos.

[sergey31]

The dumbest thing I've seen in past 23 days.... Seriously, who takes pictures not looking at the view finder or at least the screen? How in the heck are you suppose to know how or what your lens is seeing or if it's focused properly?

[Waterman]

100% D-U-M-B, 100% G-A-Y........it makes no sense.

It is a step backwards and will actually make it more likely that your subject will not be properly framed in the captured image. Rangefinder cameras have mostly gone away in favor of the "direct view" of the SLR. The offset distance between the lens and viewfinder pretty much assures that at anything but the longest distances, the subject will be improperly framed in the camera......you would need a whole additional "box" on the "sight" to allow for decent framing (since you are often not just shooting what is in the dead middle of the frame). To say nothing of an aid to help to be sure the image is in focus.

Gotta be one of the dumbest things I have seen in a while.

[Supplanter]

Not the 1st time a photography accessory was inspired by a weapon related item.
:)
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7591/800pxphotosniperassembl.jpg

One oddity of the Zenit camera range is the so-called FotoSnaiper (or Photosniper) kit, which consists of a case (either leather or metal) a gunstock and shoulderstock, filters, a 300 mm f4.5 Tair-3 lens, a normal lens and a Zenit adapted for the gunstock (recognizable by the s designation, Zenit-ES, 122s etc.). The camera is actually held and used in the same manner as a rifle; hence the name "Photosniper".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenit_%28camera%29#Photosniper

[martinexsquaddie]

the photosniper beloved worldwide by all law enforcement and secuirty agencies

[Wahnsinn]

100% D-U-M-B, 100% G-A-Y........it makes no sense.

It is a step backwards and will actually make it more likely that your subject will not be properly framed in the captured image. Rangefinder cameras have mostly gone away in favor of the "direct view" of the SLR. The offset distance between the lens and viewfinder pretty much assures that at anything but the longest distances, the subject will be improperly framed in the camera......you would need a whole additional "box" on the "sight" to allow for decent framing (since you are often not just shooting what is in the dead middle of the frame). To say nothing of an aid to help to be sure the image is in focus.

Gotta be one of the dumbest things I have seen in a while.

But it's tacticool!!!

No worse than using liveview. I personally won't touch liveview on my DSLR but I guess if you want to scare your models or whatever it could be useful. It isn't aimed at the serious user though I can see people getting them as a joke.

[FrankBooth0]

I imagined the Equilibrium shootout's with the camera.

[Sarig]

But it's tacticool!!!

No worse than using liveview. I personally won't touch liveview on my DSLR but I guess if you want to scare your models or whatever it could be useful. It isn't aimed at the serious user though I can see people getting them as a joke.

I don't see the point of a camera mounted aimpoint, but what does that have to do with liveview, a function that quite a lot of both amateur and professional photographers both want and use?

[Wahnsinn]

I don't see the point of a camera mounted aimpoint, but what does that have to do with liveview, a function that quite a lot of both amateur and professional photographers both want and use?

The general point is as follows: if you don't want it don't use it. Some people may think Liveview is useful. I don't. You may find this utter tosh, somebody else might want it.

[B_706K]

It isn't aimed at the serious user though I can see people getting them as a joke.

Agreed it's camera gear, if it was aimed at serious use you could stick another '0' on the end of the price tag atleast.. :lol:

[Wahnsinn]

Agreed it's camera gear, if it was aimed at serious use you could stick another '0' on the end of the price tag atleast.. :lol:

I must admit at $40 I'm tempted. p-)

[Straker]

You know people have been using "red dot" sights to aim telescopes in astronomy for at least 15 years right?
http://www.company7.com/telrad/products/telrad.html

Also used in theatres for followspots:
http://www.balancedtech.com.au/bullseye/sights.htm

Having used both the picture is much closer to being a Eotech than anything else. However, I wouldn't want to try and use one on a firearm; it has no centre dot and the batteries would fall out under any kind of recoil (they do so randomly without any external influence anyway).

Both are perfectly legitimate uses with absolutely no connection to Holographic Weapons Sights.

[Fintin]

A lot safer if you strapped that on top a video camera when doing a lot of action stuff...Allows both eyes open so you done trip all over the place. If you are running and shooting a lot of film, you tend not to use viewfinder...makes sense to me...

[Polyshot]

Why they don't just make a Picatinny Rail that fits on the hotshoe instead? That red dot looks cheap!

[Spezz]

What's the point?

[ayanami_tard]

i prefer iron sight which is a default to my camera

it is failproof,in case of a nuclear explosion in lower atmosphere

[PaulClift]

I've never used liveview, it means you are not really holding the camera that steady in my opinion.

[Sarig]

I've never used liveview, it means you are not really holding the camera that steady in my opinion.

It's great for tripod work, like macro, where you can magnify it for really good focus check. Or when photographing stuff at weird angles, especially with an articulated screen. For general walk-around photography, or sports/wildlife, I concur that it's generally not half as good as the optical viewfiender.