Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Smart thinking. And a wonderful thing to have. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 8-apr-07, om 17:49 heeft Ric Carter het volgende geschreven: > Easter Bunny Goodies for you guys. > > I guess most photographers are gadget freaks. Recent talk on LUG > about Modern Photography's test charts reminded me of one of my all- > time favorite gadgets -- Modern Photography's Budget II. It's from > the early '70s I believe. > > I dug mine out to share the memory. > > Subject movement relative to the camera being a major problem in > macro work, the idea here was to tie the subject to the camera so > there was no relative movement. > > The kit packed for traveling: > http://tinyurl.com/ynjqwf > > Unfurled and ready for business: > http://tinyurl.com/yqj9n6 > > A small part of the full kit in actual operation with my pet Pentax: > http://tinyurl.com/2bneoa > > The view from the gadget as configured here: > http://tinyurl.com/23jc97 > > The kit included a tiny reflecting surface for fill, several > accessories to hold subjects from alligator clips to dissecting > needle to split tubing for really delicate stuff, forceps and an > arm to hold them in position. The kit shown here has some things I > added over the years. If I remember correctly, it cost like $29.95. > > A pretty interesting gadget that worked pretty well, although I > never made it exactly a regular tool. > > Happy Spring! > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ricc/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >