Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/13

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Best monopod for wildlife photography
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Tue Jan 13 19:47:15 2009
References: <daaeb97e0901131722l7e0897f1gca6b921a021e3a9d@mail.gmail.com> <C592B0C5.4837E%mark@rabinergroup.com>

So I need something like the B2-Pro clamp from Really Right Stuff?

Jim

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> You don't want that stupid quick release thing on the head.
> The only quick release thing  you should ever do is Arca Swiss;
> And their rip offs. Which are many and illustrious.
>
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>> From: James Laird <digiratidoc@gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:22:44 -0600
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Best monopod for wildlife photography
>>
>> Thanks all for the great advice. B&H had a Manfrotto 681B kit with the
>> 234RC head with free shipping for $88.95 and I jumped on it. Sounded
>> like a good deal to me. It should make my hunt for those elusive
>> critters a little easier. Thanks again for the help.
>>
>> Jim Laird
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:27 AM,  <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The 560 has a rotation feature on the lens mount section, the same with 
>>> the
>>> 400 as the lens mount section is common to both lenses.
>>>
>>>
>>> gene  -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone"
>>> <red735i@earthlink.net>: --------------
>>>
>>> Doug... is there a way to rotate the mount on the 560 Televit lens?  ( I
>>> don't
>>>> seem to be able to find the method.....)
>>>>
>>>> Frank Filippone
>>>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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