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This photographer gives a whole new meaning to “shooting birds”

Jan 10, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 28 Comments

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A video of a photographer shooting birds with a rifle has gone viral over the past few days. But before you get shocked: no, he’s not using an actual rifle. He attached his camera onto one of those rare rifle-like accessories, and he seems to be entertaining everyone who sees him.

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The video was posted on Reddit and sparked plenty of humorous comments. I’m not sure where the photographer is from, but I wonder how his accessory would be accepted in the USA. I mean, it happened that even tripods get confused for guns. Also, I wonder how he would explain it to airport security.

Joke aside, the camera rifle is something we have seen before. Novoflex 600mm f/8 is a “bazooka lens” with a rifle-like attachment. Another example is Fotosnaiper Zenit FS-12 Lens MC Tair-3S 4.5/300mm, which has the same type of stabilization. There’s also Leica’s camera rifle prototype, which was expected to reach up for $400,000 at an auction.

It seems that the rifle-like accessory of this photographer is none of the above, but it looks like a DIY version (which makes it even cooler, in my opinion). I think he uses a Sony mirrorless camera, could be an A6500. Too bad it’s not a Canon, it would leave room for some puns, for sure.

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About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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