Using the Seagull Angle Finder

[devilla101]

Took this fun little toy along the Harbour walk on Sat. Made getting really low angle shots soooo easy










Used the Sigma 24-70mm 2.8. Little sharpening needed during PP

Enjoy!!

[Fortigurn]

Wow, stunners! What is this 'Seagull Angle Finder' device?

[Reschsmooth]

Wow, stunners! What is this 'Seagull Angle Finder' device?

I think he is referring to a right angle finder that clips onto the view finder.

Something like this I guess.

I will be corrected if I am wrong.

[devilla101]

Wow, stunners! What is this 'Seagull Angle Finder' device?

I think he is referring to a right angle finder that clips onto the view finder.

Something like this I guess.

I will be corrected if I am wrong.

Nope, your spot on!

[Fortigurn]

Goodness, what a handy gadget.

[devilla101]

oh it is. Instead of craning your neck at the level you want to shoot, all you do is look down and focus

[iGBH]

Great images - really sharp.

What is the second picture of? I can't for the life of me work it out.

[devilla101]

Thanks, its a mossy ground. Basically placed the camera down flat, look through the viewfinder and adjusted to taste.

[ozimax]

All are great, but 1st shot of Rover is tremendous, what a wonderful and unusual angle of the dog. Did you use 70-200 or macro lens for that shot?

Ozi.

[devilla101]

Thanks Ozi

In order to get the beagle (being a small dog) I basically lowered the camera until it was basically close to the ground and took the shot.

I used the Sigma 24-70 2.8 and the angle finder

[stetner]

how is the build quality? (and is it exactly the one at that ebay store??)

[Yi-P]

That sigma is performing much better than I first thought!! All excellent shots

[young_einstein]

Have to agree that the first shot is pretty special.

Just a shame about his dirty tounge!

[Willy wombat]

Is it easy to find these gadgets in Australia?

[young_einstein]

Is it easy to find these gadgets in Australia?

There's plenty of them floating around on eBay!

[devilla101]

how is the build quality? (and is it exactly the one at that ebay store??)

Build quality is really nice. Body is plastic, rubber eyecup and adjuster thingy. Viewfinder is made of glass cause there seems to be weight on it. Has 1x and 2x magnification. Comes in a pouch.

I got mine from here
http://stores.ebay.com.au/Shamino123s-Store-for-Photography

YIP:
Yeah the Sigma 24-70 did perform quite well. There was PP involved (of course) but only boosting saturation and bit of sharpening. Now if only Trieu would sell his copy

[stubbsy]

Ron

The first two shots are great use of the angle viewfinder thingy for me. #3 is a really good image too except it doesn't show the use of the tool as much. Not that there's anything wrong with that

#4 doesn't quite cut it for me (but only just) - I'd like a touch more DOF so the foreground petals of the flower are in focus.

[devilla101]

Thanks for the critique Pete, well appreciated. I know what you mean by image 4. I should have stop down some more since that shot I think was @ 2.8.

Good to finally meet you as well

[Cre8tivepixels]

Number one is a standout......SUPER sharp!

Dan

[sirhc55]

The first shot is a classic use of an angle finder and is a superb shot. The next two are very good as well but the fourth shot really needed the foreground to be in focus IMO.

I use a Canon Angle finder on my D70 and can attest to the usefullness of these gadgets. The other course is the Zigview.

[young_einstein]

The Zigview is complete rubbish IMHO!

[Alpha_7]

The Zigview is complete rubbish IMHO!

Perhaps not the best place to ask for an explaination (perhaps the review section is better suited). But have you used one, bought one and why do you think its utter rubbish, I haven't used one but know someone that does, and well I'd consider buying one if I had more spending money..

[DaveB]

Just a note about the Seagull angle finder's build quality...
It's a cheap device, and there are definitely quality issues when you compare it with something like Canon's Angle Finder C. I have one (a Seagull):

• When you switch magnification the focus changes, requiring you to manually adjust (the finder's eyepiece) back and forwards. This makes use of the 2x mode a bit painful.
• The attachment to the camera is via one of several adapters: at least with the Canon adapter some careful manipulation is required to make sure the viewfinder's looking at the centre of the viewfinder.

Another issue with most cheaper angle finders is the way the image is inverted (the Canon angle finder re-inverts the image for a normal view).

But the Seagull finder is still a very useful device to have, as evidenced by these images!

[Geoff]

Thanks for the critique Pete

Don't call him Pete

[Dargan]

Is the Nikon/Canon OEM right angle finder worth the extra cash then over the Seagull and other 3rd party offerings? An iverted image would be hard to work with but I notice the Nikon Right angle finder corrects this. It is over $200AUD though.

[Grev]

Very clean! You should use it more often.

[DaveB]

Dargan, I suspect if you had the Nikon/Canon finder you'd be really happy with it. The Seagull really does feel like a "budget" item.

But on the other hand, how often are you going to use the finder? The quality/cost tradeoff is something you'd have to judge for yourself.

[michael_]

i have the canon angle finder c and build quality is great, it certainly doesnt feel cheap, you get what you pay for i guess, i like mine and use it often

[diamondblast]

I really loved the flowers...
can I use them for my website? please.
I'm shooting all kind of plants from close angles

[the foto fanatic]

I really loved the flowers...
can I use them for my website? please.
I'm shooting all kind of plants from close angles

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[team piggy]

I love 3 the most, 2 & 1 are also awesome