 Caleb L. Adams |
What does this do...?''
I know this is something to do with the lighting. But I cant figure out which way it goes on!(or both) and what does it do?
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Mark Feldstein |
Looks like an adjustible tripod leveler on the bottom of a tripod foot / leg. You might try telling us what piece of equipment this is on since the lighting is awfully dim and the name on the piece is illegible cause it's out of focus, I guess. Mark
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Michael H. Cothran |
It is very difficult to distinguish, but it appears to be a rubber lens hood to me. If that is what it is, it simply protects a little stray light from entering the lens from the edges. Michael H. Cothran
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robert G. Fately |
Caleb, are you just trying to play a game here? At the very least, you could present sharper images; these are out of focus. Still, it does look like a Konica-Minolta lens hood, first in the proper position, and in the second shot in the reversed (for storage) position. It looks like you have a lens cap on the lens as well. So, to answer your question - it's a lens hood, which, as Michael points out, is there to help prevent flare that is caused by light rays impinging on the lens from angles that aren't otherwise recorded. The reason it is reversable is simply to make the assemply a little smaller for easier storage.
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Alan N. Marcus |
As other have told you, it’s difficult to tell because the images are blurred and were cropped to tight. Plus, we can’t see the other end. However, I can guess with the best of them. Looks like a telescope adapter. If so, with the camera lens removed, this adapter screws or bayonets into the camera in place of the lens. This creates a hollow tube projection 1 ¼ inches (31.75mm) in diameter. You see, astronomical telescopes feature exchangeable eyepieces. This allows the astronomer to change magnifications just by interchanging different focal length eyepieces. The standard eyepiece is 1.25 inches in OD. While this is the most common diameter there is another standard which is 25mm. To mount a camera on the telescope the eyepiece is removed and a camera with adapter affixed is installed in its place. Now the main (objective) lens of the telescope becomes the prime lens for the camera. When the camera is mounted in this position the procedure is known as “Prime Focus” photography. Generally the camera plus adapter is too heavy for the standard telescope mount and locks, so a counterweight is applied to the telescope tube near the front. I have been wrong thousands, maybe millions of times. Probably this instance just adds one more time to my list of errors. Regards, Alan Marcus
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Kerry L. Walker |
Looks to me like all it is doing right now is just sitting there.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Looks like it says Konica on the side. Looks like it's supposed to be on the lens, so it looks like it may be a filter holder. Only thing unanimous about what it is, is a crappy picture. What we got?: Tripod foot Lens hood Telescope adapter Filter holder Crappy picture
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Caleb L. Adams |
In the first picture, "it" is off the lense(not in the picture) . The second picture It is beside the lense. The third picture it is on the lense.
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Caleb L. Adams |
In the first picture, "it" is off the lense(not in the picture) . The second picture It is beside the lense. The third picture it is on the lense. Sorry for all the inconvience!!!
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Caleb L. Adams |
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Well there's no threads on the outer rim, so I don't think it's a filter holder. Take that off the ballott. So it appears to be a shallow lens hood. Not anything that would reduce glare. But maybe keep the edge of the front of the lens from hitting or resting on anything. But it's still a crappy picture.
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Caleb L. Adams |
well thanks for the help, and sorry for the "Crappy picture". Like I said, I took this with a cheap digital camera.
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Irene Troy |
Caleb - it looks just like a shallow lens hood that came with one of the lenses from my old Minolta camera. I never used the thing since it was really too shallow to be of much use.
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Irene Troy |
Caleb - it looks just like a shallow lens hood that came with one of the lenses from my old Minolta camera. I never used the thing since it was really too shallow to be of much use.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Crappy camera.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Hi Irene; I've got an "old Minolta" too. The only hoods I've got that look like that are the ones for my wide angle and ultrawide zoom lenses. Those serve a definate purpose. All of my other hoods are longer and narrower. My Minolta is an X700.
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Luis A. Rodriguez |
I think my cell phone takes better pictures than that digital camera (and the cell phone is 1MP.. LOL) With all the photos I still can't distinguish what it is...
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