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Nikon 1 AW1 - the little mirrorless that goes where others can't
Bjørn Rørslett:
Hard-core users do it without looking in the finder :D Done lot of toad and frog sex that way. Being attacked by the males is a real issue, since they misinterpret their own reflection within the lens to mean an adversary is on the prowl. You can literally be hit hard by the horny males. No joke at all. They swoop down on you like a missile.
I'm accustomed to shot 'blind' from my Nikonos days so the lack of a dedicated finder is no problem. Without an attached finder, the camera becomes much more robust anyway. Plus you can use the rear-panel display of course - however as duly noted by Øivind, your eye must be within a correct angle of incidence otherwise you observe nothing at all (cause by total internal reflection as a consequence of Snell's Law).
Thanks for the heads-up on the Olympus attachment. My own is ordered and on its way from Japan.
Øivind Tøien:
Yes, most of the toad images had to be shot blind. I will be looking forward to see what can be created with the attachment!
Here are two examples of attacks. Hard to get it in focus that quickly when they hit the lens. :)
Frank Fremerey:
Very informative. Toad attacks from horny males ... Wow
Bjørn Rørslett:
Øivind isn't the only one being attacked .. here is one example from my Nikonos-V days
(UW-Nikkor 15 mm f/2.8 lens). The male toad hit so hard I was afraid the lens dome should break :D
Øivind Tøien:
Wow!
I like the ghostly blurriness here.
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