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    Quote Originally Posted by Badger View Post
    Beautiful pics Johnny ...

    Thanks for posting them ...

    What kind of camera setup do you use?

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    I hate to admit it, but the camera is an old Canon A80, and the pictures are made under room light. When I remodeled my "toy room" I spent a couple of weeks looking at different lighting, and finally decided on two fluorescent fixtures which have four 40 watt bulbs each. I just position whatever I am shooting so that the light is fairly even, and the camera does a good job of adjusting for the lighting. Probably the most important part of any picture is a tripod. It doesn't have to be an expensive model, but vital to sharp pictures as most of my exposures are around 1/10 second which you simply cannot hand hold for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    I hate to admit it, but the camera is an old Canon A80, and the pictures are made under room light. When I remodeled my "toy room" I spent a couple of weeks looking at different lighting, and finally decided on two fluorescent fixtures which have four 40 watt bulbs each. I just position whatever I am shooting so that the light is fairly even, and the camera does a good job of adjusting for the lighting. Probably the most important part of any picture is a tripod. It doesn't have to be an expensive model, but vital to sharp pictures as most of my exposures are around 1/10 second which you simply cannot hand hold for.
    Wow ..

    Great results ... goes to show that technique is more important than the equipment within reason ... thanks ...

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    Johnny,

    My gosh that Luger is awesome!
    Do you have any other lugers?
    I hope to get one someday (As most people do, I'm sure!) -
    I looked into buying one a few years ago when money was doing better, but at the prices they fetch I was afraid to buy one not know enough about them.

    I use a very similar method as you do and take photos on my work bench in my garage. A tripod is a must. Mine was only $20 from a Target store.
    I also use a two second delay so that my finger is away from the camera when it takes the photo. My camera is an older low end Sony, but it does pretty well using the tripod and extended shutter speed method.

    I only wish I had a luger to show an example!

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    Johnnie, great looking Luger, and very nice pics!

    Harlan, what Sony are you using? I still use an older Sony Cyber Shot DSC-S85, and have good luck with it. Lighting seems to always be the issue.
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    High John,

    I took the above photo with my trusty old S-85. My sister gave me her old (to her) Sony DHC-H9 which is light years ahead of the S-85, especially with low lighting.

    It has the same basic functions and layout of the S-85 but a ton of other functions I'm still trying to figure out.
    The newer Sony also has a stabilized 15X optical magnification, etc, etc. - I'll get it all figured out in about five years.

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    It´s so that when the sight is raised (for longer shots), the rear sight compensates for drift.

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    Quote Originally Posted by villiers View Post
    It´s so that when the sight is raised (for longer shots), the rear sight compensates for drift.
    Correct, it compensates for rotational drift. As the bullet starts to nose over the air pressure under the nose tries to keep the bullet up, and the bullet drifts in the direction of rotation.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    Just a quick quiz, but does anyone know why the hinge pin for the back sight is drilled eccentric?

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...2/ilhbbl-1.jpg
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    The sight rises to the left as the elevation is increased to compensate for yaw of the standard 9mm round used.

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