Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Apo Macro Clamp Ring
From: "Bill Christensen" <billc@xsite.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:15:33 -0500

Tom,

In my experience, the STA1 offers inadequate stability for close-up work
with the 100 APO.  It wobbles.  A good gitzo tripod with an Arca-Swiss B1
head provides much better support.

Bill Christensen
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas J. Donovan <75674.3465@compuserve.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 8:47 PM
Subject: [Leica] Apo Macro Clamp Ring


> Lug nuts,
>
> I've recently purchased an Apo Macro & did
> some tripod work with it. I pulled off my shelf
> the tripod clamp ring STA 1 for the Apo Macro
> & re-attached it!  It sure made sense working
> with the R7; the R8, I'm not so sure!
>
> My questions are twofold: how many of you who
> use the Apo Macro use the STA 1? And, do you think
> it's required when working with the R8; i.e, are the
> reasons for it's use with a R7 as effective when an
> R8/Apo Macro is used on a tripod?
>
> Tom D.
>