Alexander108 Posted July 20 Share #1 Posted July 20 Advertisement (gone after registration) I love the tilt display of my Q3 for street photography. It gives me a cool perspective and people don't realize that I'm shooting. I thought having a mirror could be an option. As I own a 3D printer and I am experienced with Autodesk Fusion 360 I used an hour or two to design a prototype and see if that works. It actually does. I found cheap mirror (plastic) that are better than expected (6 EUR, get 50 of them). The only question was: how to attach it to the camera. The solution was a 10mm diameter Neodym magnet with a 3mm hole and 3mm height (also from Amazon. The magnet clicks on the tripod thread. Not too shabby. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Of course it is a mirror and all movements to aim at the subject must be reversed. It is a bit awkward but it works. Here are some more pics of the contraption: I can, of course share the STL if anyone is interested. Let me know your thoughts. Cheers Alexander 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Of course it is a mirror and all movements to aim at the subject must be reversed. It is a bit awkward but it works. Here are some more pics of the contraption: I can, of course share the STL if anyone is interested. Let me know your thoughts. Cheers Alexander ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/423189-better-than-nothing-d-lux-8-tilt-display/?do=findComment&comment=5836401'>More sharing options...
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jankap Posted July 20 Share #2 Posted July 20 A very good construction! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander108 Posted July 22 Author Share #3 Posted July 22 (edited) Thank you, @jankap. I did my noon stroll to avoid insanity working from home all day and tested my new mirror. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This is almost ground level. No way to take this shot unless lying on the belly. The idea of this exercise was to test it out. It worked beautifully. One thing I noticed earlier was that the mirror has severe scratches after a day only that limits its use. I had a protective cover for an old smartphone in my box. I applied it to a new mirror before gluing it to the frame. Now the mirror is perfectly protected, clean and no scratches. This is really useful. Edited July 22 by Alexander108 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This is almost ground level. No way to take this shot unless lying on the belly. The idea of this exercise was to test it out. It worked beautifully. One thing I noticed earlier was that the mirror has severe scratches after a day only that limits its use. I had a protective cover for an old smartphone in my box. I applied it to a new mirror before gluing it to the frame. Now the mirror is perfectly protected, clean and no scratches. This is really useful. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/423189-better-than-nothing-d-lux-8-tilt-display/?do=findComment&comment=5837187'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 22 Share #4 Posted July 22 Very cool, very clever. Now you just need to adjust to mirror framing, moving the camera the correct direction. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten1389 Posted August 2 Share #5 Posted August 2 I would love to see the STL file shared, so others of us could try it out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander108 Posted August 2 Author Share #6 Posted August 2 vor 1 Minute schrieb Morten1389: I would love to see the STL file shared, so others of us could try it out! Here you go: https://www.printables.com/model/1372709-leica-d-lux-8-mirror-for-low-photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenverSteve Posted August 12 Share #7 Posted August 12 Advertisement (gone after registration) Very nice. I'm amazed that we took photos with our 4x5s, medium formats, 35mm cameras through the decades without articulating rear screens. 😊 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBones Posted 8 hours ago Share #8 Posted 8 hours ago Excellent idea!! For a moment it reminded me of my youth... when I played Prince of Persia and at a certain level the screen would invert and I had to use a mirror to see the normal image and advance to the next level!!! Thanks for sharing the STL file, I'll try to implement it!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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