Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/19/04 5:25 AM, animal at s.jessurun95@chello.nl wrote: > >> On 6/18/04 2:47 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >> What if you attached a pistol grip thing to the tripod collar? >> Balanced it from there as that would be the balance point anyway? >> >> Me never having had a long lens with a tripod collar. But wanting one. >> So I could get a gimble and be real cool. >> >> > > Wouldn,t a 180 be to short for that? > The 100 APO with tripod collar isn't too short. With the 180 f/2 I'd be concerned about weight and the miniscule DOF at full aperture. I often fine-focus the 400 or 560 by leaning forward or back slightly and I question my ability to do this in the small increments nessesary at f/2, and then hold my position. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com