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I've done exactly the same with a canon dslr. Everybody asks me if I am a streamer Many are jealous, i think. It's hard to understand through their poor webcam

by lexx 4y ago

I've done exactly the same with a canon dslr. Everybody asks me if I am a streamer Many are jealous, i think. It's hard to understand through their poor webcams haha

GekkePrutser 4y ago
That's a good idea actually, especially older DSLRs are quite cheap on the used market. The problem is I'm more of a Nikon guy and I don't own any Canon lenses. But my Nikon body is an ancient D50 which doesn't have any of this fancy webcammy stuff. Or even video recording for that matter. And I don't know if newer Nikons have webcam features. But thanks for the tip, I'll investigate. Even that cam would provide excellent images though with its 5mpx sensor.
- kenhwang 4y ago
  Nikon[1] and Sony[2] also released software during the pandemic that turns any of their video recording DSLR/MILCs into webcams. I think a D50 might be a bit too old though since it doesn't have video recording. 1: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/webcam-utility.page https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/webcam-utility... 2: https://imagingedge.sony.net/en-us/ie-webcam.html https://imagingedge.sony.net/en-us/ie-webcam.html > DSLR/MILC
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    Thanks, I'll have a look. But yeah I'll need a newer cam for sure. The problem is that most of my lenses are 'screwdriver' models so if I upgrade I need to take one of the higher end models which can still drive this. This feature was removed on all the lower end ones over time.
- numpad0 4y ago
  If you have, like, 1960s Ai Nikkor 50mm F1.4 with a "crab nail", and if you don't need autofocus or program-auto aperture, they can be put onto basically any cameras by means of a passive adapter.
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    Oh yeah good point. I have a much newer 50/1.8 that does still have a manual aperture ring. 50mm is a bit too narrow on a crop sensor though for the distance I'm sitting from the display.

by lexx 4y ago

I've done exactly the same with a canon dslr. Everybody asks me if I am a streamer Many are jealous, i think. It's hard to understand through their poor webcams haha

GekkePrutser 4y ago

That's a good idea actually, especially older DSLRs are quite cheap on the used market. The problem is I'm more of a Nikon guy and I don't own any Canon lenses. But my Nikon body is an ancient D50 which doesn't have any of this fancy webcammy stuff. Or even video recording for that matter. And I don't know if newer Nikons have webcam features. But thanks for the tip, I'll investigate. Even that cam would provide excellent images though with its 5mpx sensor.

kenhwang 4y ago
Nikon[1] and Sony[2] also released software during the pandemic that turns any of their video recording DSLR/MILCs into webcams. I think a D50 might be a bit too old though since it doesn't have video recording. 1: https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/webcam-utility.page https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/webcam-utility... 2: https://imagingedge.sony.net/en-us/ie-webcam.html https://imagingedge.sony.net/en-us/ie-webcam.html > DSLR/MILC
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Thanks, I'll have a look. But yeah I'll need a newer cam for sure. The problem is that most of my lenses are 'screwdriver' models so if I upgrade I need to take one of the higher end models which can still drive this. This feature was removed on all the lower end ones over time.
numpad0 4y ago
If you have, like, 1960s Ai Nikkor 50mm F1.4 with a "crab nail", and if you don't need autofocus or program-auto aperture, they can be put onto basically any cameras by means of a passive adapter.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  Oh yeah good point. I have a much newer 50/1.8 that does still have a manual aperture ring. 50mm is a bit too narrow on a crop sensor though for the distance I'm sitting from the display.