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p.1 #1 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


The camera / lens would still be pointed in their direction, but you would be facing differently, like 90 degrees differently (depending on how you twist it)-- I wonder if this throws them off enough that they won't feel like they're being "focused" upon. This would be for street photography but also potentially indoor shots too.


Dec 26, 2012 at 02:39 PM
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p.1 #2 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


It will make some people think you are shooting in the direction your are facing, but others will notice the lens pointed at them. It will depend a lot on your location - busy street, quiet room, etc.

Good luck with it. Maybe tell us your experience after you try it.


Dec 26, 2012 at 09:33 PM
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p.1 #3 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


It would be an interesting experiment.


Dec 26, 2012 at 09:51 PM
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p.1 #4 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


I've used the variable screen of the S3 camera several times to get candid shots of people. The zoom range of the camera (28 - 432mm) has also helped.

I've used it with crowds at games and a picnic involving scores of people. The images were then given to leaders of the group, who added them to their Facebook pages, U-tube, etc., so family and friends in India could enjoying them.

It has worked quite well.


Dec 26, 2012 at 10:23 PM
 



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p.1 #5 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


Use this to point the camera away from the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Voyeur-Right-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000F49052


Dec 27, 2012 at 12:44 AM
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p.1 #6 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


runamuck wrote:
Use this to point the camera away from the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Voyeur-Right-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000F49052

Beat me to it, exactly what I was thinking about.


Dec 31, 2012 at 05:06 AM
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p.1 #7 · Does using a right-angle finder successfully throw off people for candid shots?


I don't think it would fit on my 135mm f/2...


Dec 31, 2012 at 12:53 PM
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