Washington Posted August 29, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, for the nonce, I am using an old fashioned air bulb shutter release for my hummingbird photos. Damn, you gotta squeeze that bulb hard to fire a Visoflex. Air compresses….. now, if the unit was sealed well and filled with a light viscosity oil…. well, then I’d have something here. Hmmmmmmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Geschlecht Posted August 29, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2011 Hello Rip, It might be better to use a larger bulb or a less pliant tube. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2011 Why not just lock up the visoflex mirror up and then use the Image Capture option on the Mac. No need to trip the mechanical shutter release at all. And you can even put a remote flash out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks guys. I have been ill and house bound so I’m amusing myself with the birdies. I’ve never used what pico mentions and I feel to lousy to lean anything new just now. Yeah, the bulb is designed to push the release on a Compur or Wollensack… shutters that take no force at all to trip. The Viso does take a big squeeze but hell, it works…… what I really want to do when I feel better is come up with a real wireless remote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted August 29, 2011 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2011 Rip, do you have a Visoflex II in your collection? If so, use that and fold the release lever out of the way so you can attach the pneumatic release to the M shutter button. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted August 29, 2011 Hey, good idea !!!! Actually, with all pre-set and in position locking up the mirror is better anyway!!!! Thanks, great tip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted August 31, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) No, this bulb release works ok for firing the shot…. but the release button plunger won’t return and I have to go manually raise the arm after each shot…. no matter how it’s set up. So, the bulb air pressure to fire the thing is fine…. but it blows much better than it sucks. A temporary spring under the Viso arm would do the trick… but I haven’t tried to come up with such yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted August 31, 2011 This works: using a Viso III in (yellow dot) snap-shot mode…. the arm slowly moves to it’s original position, ready for another shot. Picture taken with that Ricoh GXR I’ve been messing with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2011 Share #9 Posted August 31, 2011 What's that blue thing in front of the tree trunk, Rip? Best, Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted August 31, 2011 Share #10 Posted August 31, 2011 Rip, I hope you don't mind my saying this, because its meant in a good way, but there is something hilarious about the grand contraption you've created there. You've turned the ultimate hand-held camera into something quite magnificently monumental. And it works! Brilliant. You are to be congratulated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted August 31, 2011 Simon, That’s a hummingbird feeder too. It came from the same place as the other blown glass bulb one…. they are imported from Mexico. I found I had to have the usual all-american type up before the bids would come as they didn’t recognize what the glass things were either! The blue one is their least favorite even though it is a clever design. I’ll take a picture of it later & post it. (from a better angle) Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted August 31, 2011 Just for simon, Here is that bird feeder…. maybe the reason the birds don’t like this one so much is that it’s got a bunch of drowned bees in it! The flavor or the sugar-water has to be modified. I have to go clean it out now. 560 Leitz Telyt with 2’’ of extension tubes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 31, 2011 Share #13 Posted August 31, 2011 Rip, We noticed Hummers stay away from bees and ants. We now have a feeder with a water trap on top to keep the ants out. The feeder is also designed in such a way that bees can't drink the sugary liquid. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted August 31, 2011 K-H, You're right! I have no problem with the other two feeders…. but, as you can see in the photo above, the glass petal/tubes have holes big enough for the bees to crawl down into the mix and drown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 31, 2011 Share #15 Posted August 31, 2011 Rip, Yup, I would use that contraption as a paper weight. We set out water for the bees in a bowl with some flat stones sticking out. The bees seem to prefer a rough surface. The ants as well. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted August 31, 2011 K-H, Yeah, I guess so. Screen doors wouldn’t help much either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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