My workplace is a nesting ground so they've charged me a few times over the years. A stern eye usually makes them think twice
When my sister and I were about 5 yrs old we would walk a farm field path to the neighbors house everyday to get a peppermint from the neighbor lady we called grandma. She had a pet goose that used to hide behind her chicken coup and wait for my sister and I to head for home. As soon as we got just past the chicken coup he'd come out flopping his wings and honking like crazy. He'd hit that field path running and flopping full throttle. We didn't stand a chance of out running him and he'd bite our butts until we reached our property and then he'd head back home. He'd never attack us going there, but would nail us on the way back. Yes, you could certainly feel the bite through our thin cotton shorts. I think we made his day. Oh, I think it made grandpa and grandma neighbors day too. At least he'd let us get the peppermint.My aunt had a gaggle of these birds and believe me, they really didn't have much respect for an 8 year old's "stern gaze."
Having been the recipient of a few nibbles from those not so friendly teeth I can attest that they are not rare.
When my sister and I were about 5 yrs old we would walk a farm field path to the neighbors house everyday to get a peppermint from the neighbor lady we called grandma. She had a pet goose that used to hide behind her chicken coup and wait for my sister and I to head for home. As soon as we got just past the chicken coup he'd come out flopping his wings and honking like crazy. He'd hit that field path running and flopping full throttle. We didn't stand a chance of out running him and he'd bite our butts until we reached our property and then he'd head back home. He'd never attack us going there, but would nail us on the way back. Yes, you could certainly feel the bite through our thin cotton shorts. I think we made his day. Oh, I think it made grandpa and grandma neighbors day too. At least he'd let us get the peppermint.
Yup, great watch dogs for sure. The neighbor on the other side had 5 geese and they were honkers. We used to play ball in their yard, but you always made sure to wear your shoes while playing ball there. Now my wife and I have a cottage on a small northern lake in Michigan and love it. Except we are over run with those foreign geese from Canada. Love my SWC, but hate them damn gooses.Proverbial "Bite in the @$$!
Dang, those viewfinders are not cheap.
In the good old days of yore, the finder was ALWAYS sold with the camera. Apparently sellers discovered that they could separate them and gouge customers for the much needed finder. The god of photography has reserved a special circle of hell for them.
This camera came from an estate cleanout. Very clean condition. I bet the finder was sitting right next to it and found its way to another box or to the dump out of ignorance, not malfeasance.In the good old days of yore, the finder was ALWAYS sold with the camera. Apparently sellers discovered that they could separate them and gouge customers for the much needed finder. The god of photography has reserved a special circle of hell for them.
This camera came from an estate cleanout. Very clean condition. I bet the finder was sitting right next to it and found its way to another box or to the dump out of ignorance, not malfeasance.
I see the finders on Ebay, easy enough. I'm willing to try freelancing the FOV as Rayt suggests for a bit and see what happens.
I often wonder where all those SWC finder went from the SWC cameras on eBay.
yes, with the 38mm Biogons angle of view you can use it as a street camera very easily by holding the camera like a waist level TLR and centering the bubble while aiming at your subject. Most of the time you'll find you have to be a little closer to your subject than you think.For street shots of people the subject is going to be in the center anyway to avoid wide angle effect so no finder framing will be a cinch. It’s the other stuff.
No finder grab shot in BangkokView attachment 416781
The norm for me is 5 to 6 feet. The shot above was probably 6’. More important to hold it perfectly level. The built in is fine but kinda small and I shoot in low light so a large accessory level is more useful than a finder. And you’ll never hold it up to your eye anyway for such a shot. It’s a fun camera. This one was from 4 feet:yes, with the 38mm Biogons angle of view you can use it as a street camera very easily by holding the camera like a waist level TLR and centering the bubble while aiming at your subject. Most of the time you'll find you have to be a little closer to your subject than you think.
Yes, and being almost silent when you trip the shutter doesn't hurt for street use either. The lens is good enough so you can crop out many mistakes, but not all. Like you said above, keeping things level is very important unless you like weird distortion.The norm for me is 5 to 6 feet. The shot above was probably 6’. More important to hold it perfectly level. The built in is fine but kinda small and I shoot in low light so a large accessory level is more useful than a finder. And you’ll never hold it up to your eye anyway for such a shot. It’s a fun camera. This one was from 4 feet:View attachment 416783
The norm for me is 5 to 6 feet. The shot above was probably 6’. More important to hold it perfectly level. The built in is fine but kinda small and I shoot in low light so a large accessory level is more useful than a finder. And you’ll never hold it up to your eye anyway for such a shot. It’s a fun camera. This one was from 4 feet:View attachment 416783
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