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Subject: [Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:34:44 -0500
References: <380-2201043723100383@M2W124.mail2web.com> <q2jdaaeb97e1004071652v6fa0c6e1g466fc314e322e828@mail.gmail.com> <423E08A8-2D62-4260-AD6C-1CEC60A1E9FF@mac.com> <n2pdaaeb97e1004071900gfd95dde5qa60a4cce971e6b72@mail.gmail.com> <76F65B12-2162-45BE-8AF4-1BE35B011088@mac.com>

oops - a link would be helpful
<http://www.pindelski.org/Blog/400Telyt.jpg>

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
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On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:30 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> This is the shoulder stock version that I have and use with:
> 100 apo macro
> 180 apo
> 350, 400, 560 telyt's
> and
> 100 - 200 canon
>
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Apr 7, 2010, at 9:00 PM, James Laird wrote:
>
>> This is the shoulder stock in question (I must give copyright credit
>> to Doug 'cause he sent me the photo).
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/digiratidoc/GH1/monopod.jpg.html>
>>
>> The stock mounts to the Telyt via a plate with a tripod screw and is
>> stabilized by two pins in the plate that mate with two pins on
>> the lens bracket . I suppose I could mount a small ball head onto the
>> stock plate and then the camera on top of that?
>>
>> BTW, how do you delete a photo from your gallery album. I  
>> accidentally
>> added this one twice and now I don't know how to delete it:)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:02 PM, George Lottermoser  
>> <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>>> If rotation is crucial
>>> you could mount a small ball head
>>> (or any number of 90? pieces of hardware)
>>> to the pistol grip.
>>>
>>> RRS makes wonderful stuff
>>> < http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Itemdesc.asp?ic=MH-01&eq=&Tp>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>> On Apr 7, 2010, at 6:52 PM, James Laird wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wow, that's a great idea (the srb-griturn tripod mount), but I  
>>>> don't
>>>> think there's enough room on the barrel of the Nikor 200 f4 to  
>>>> mount
>>>> the thing <http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/200f4ai.htm>. Maybe I
>>>> could just mount the GH1 on the stock? I don't think the weight  
>>>> of the
>>>> lens would be a problem at just 530 grams. Wouldn't allow for  
>>>> camera
>>>> rotation though.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
>>>> <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> James Laird wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a 400mm Telyt with stock and a Leica-R adapter for my  
>>>>>> GH1, us
>>>>>> it and love it! It translates with crop factor to a 800 6.8  
>>>>>> and realy
>>>>>> gets up close on bird shots, etc. But I've recently ordered a  
>>>>>> 200mm
>>>>>> f/4 Nikkor and I'd like to use the stock from my Telyt on the  
>>>>>> Nikkor.
>>>>>> I've heard that some companies make custom tripod collars which I
>>>>>> could use to attach to the stock but I'd like to know if  
>>>>>> anyone know a
>>>>>> way to fabricate a Tripod collar that might do the job. At  
>>>>>> over 60
>>>>>> years now I really need the shoulder stock to get sharp photos  
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the longer lenses. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.srb-griturn.com/tripod-lens-mounts-758-p.asp
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug Herr
>>>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>>>>
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Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?)
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