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Post by raguleader on Oct 5, 2005 20:21:22 GMT -5
So, I own a Canon Rebel SII, and I have to say, it's probably my second-favorite SLR of all the cameras I own (I own two SLRs, take that how you will)
Anyhow, when I shoot with it, I prefer to use Manual Focus, mainly because the Auto-focus on this camera is frustratingly annoying to use, especially in poor or uneven light. The problem is, the ring that I turn on the lens to change the focus is smooth plastic; no grip grooves.
Does anybody know if a relatively easy way for me to add some kind of grippy material onto the focusing ring?
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Post by heath on Oct 17, 2005 6:24:32 GMT -5
What lens do you have for the EOS/Rebel? I have 3 older EOS SLR's and can tell you that only one of my lenses has a rubber gripped focusing ring. That lens is my 28-80mm 3.5-5.6 USM that I got with my EOS 100QD (also known as the ELAN). My others (EOS 1000f and 1000FN) have lenses that have the smooth focusing rings like you described.
I just noticed on the Canon Camera Museum website that the REBEL S-II is the same model as the EOS 1000FN, of which I have one, and I don't think there is any way of putting a rubber grip on the lens as it will impede on the focusing barrel.
Hope that helps.
Heath
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Post by PeterW on Oct 17, 2005 17:25:28 GMT -5
You could try a piece of self-adhesive Velcro - the furry part, not the part with little hooks. If you don't like it, it should come off OK with a spot of lighter fluid.
Peter
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Post by justinsmith on Oct 19, 2005 9:16:11 GMT -5
You might try using a vacuum cleaner belt (looks like a large black rubber band if you are not familiar with them). May be a bit wide, but could be trimmed to fit.
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Post by herron on Oct 19, 2005 10:29:44 GMT -5
Peter:
I've tried that velcro thing before, and it works pretty well. I even put a small spot of it on the focus knob of an old rangefinder one time.
The focus knob and the self-timer lever were annoyingly close together, and I was forever tripping the self-timer when all I really wanted to do was adjust the focus! Having to stop and turn the camera to see which was which was annoying, and made me lose more than one good shot! That ended when I could distinguish them by touch alone!
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Post by raguleader on Oct 29, 2005 9:05:40 GMT -5
What lens do you have for the EOS/Rebel? Lens marking on the front says it's a Canon Zoom Lens EF 35-80mm 1:4-5.6. Couldn't find any kind of model # or anything like that though. |
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 19, 2005 5:43:42 GMT -5
Raguleader,
Go to your favourite stationery store and purchase the widest rubber bands they have. Make sure the circumference is small enough to fit tightly over your lens. Use as many as you need. It's really ugly but works well.
Mickey
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Post by kamera on Nov 19, 2005 10:53:20 GMT -5
I tend not to want to put anything on my equipment that is semipermanent or permanent. For me personally it is messy no matter how practical it may be.
I have used gum bands(as they are known in Pennsylvania) or rubber bands as most people call them to great satisfaction. They merely slip on and off.
The ones I use I get at the grocery store in the fresh vegetable section, finding them on bunches of greens. Depending on the size of the bunches, the bands vary slightly in diameter and width...usually 1 1/4-2 inches in diameter and 3/8-1/2 inches in width.
They give an excellent grip. On some of my lenses the rings are often close together and I will sometimes inadvertantly turn the wrong one while looking throught the viewfinder. With the use of the rubber band on one, I can feel exactly which ring I have.
A most usefull adaptation as Mickey mentioned.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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