scott_mirer

Only peripherally relevant, but sharing anyway... Here's an FE2 shutter dial on my road bike:

 

 

Not 100% color accurate, but close enough for cycling. And one big bolt in the middle is much easier than three small screws around the periphery :-)

 

Available online if you absolutely must have one: Shutter Cap Bicycle Headset Cap by KustomCaps

<p>Try resting the front of the lens on a level surface (carefully!). Then, put the circular bubble-level on the LCD. If it shows level, then the plane of the LCD is parallel to the level surface below.</p>

I used the 18-200 VR for the majority of our trip through Czech and Austria. Pics are <a

href="http://www.mirer.org/g2/v/Travel/EU2007/">here</a> if you want some idea of what is possible. The 12-24f4

and 50f1.8 also got some use. For an idea of what the 18-200 can do hand-held inside a cathedral, look <A

href="http://www.mirer.org/g2/v/Travel/EU2007/Prague-2007/Prague-2007-AboutTown/Prague-2007-PragueCastle/Prague-2007-StVitus/">here</a>.

Admittedly the stained glass windows provided OK light, but they were mostly shot from the opposite side of the

cathedral to minimize perspective distortion and the VR made a big difference at 150-200mm.

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I carried a D80 with the 18-200 attached in a Kata T-212 bag and took pictures with one hand while bicycling.

That was fun! Got a few good pics, and no crashes.

Does this diagram help? No numbers, but a different perspective.<div></div>

The scale can also be used to convert between feet and meters, in case you forget your pocket calculator. This is especially helpful for international travel.

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