Picatinny to Hot Shoe Camera Adapter

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Got a "red dot" sight to mounts to my camera. https://amzn.to/2AY89kx When you shoot video of rockets there is a bit of an issue. the LCD screen is too slow and too low res to effectively track a 200 to 1000mph rocket :-) you need an OPTICAL sight. normally I Just mount my video camera "TO" my Still camera. align them. start the video pick focus and zoom level then switch focus to manual to lock it in place Then I just take my pictures and keep following the rocket via the optical sight to keep getting video. when shooting JUST video you need to add an optical sight. that is where this comes in. make sure its a tight fit use your windage and elevation adjustments. zoom the camera all the way in on something 100+ feet away now adjust the optical until its on the same point. I included a 3 degree down version as well as my red dot could not adjust enough for the camera's focus point. 3' worked a treat. the reason is there is no drift or drop with a camera. so the sight can't lead the target it has to be spot on so the subject is in the camera's frame as long as you have the "dot" on the model. Works quite well :-) No support just print it as it is and your good.