Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 23:05:05 -0500
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Probably. Sometimes I tend to obsess over stuff like this;) But I love
the way the stock works with my Telyt so much I'm just trying to
figure out how to use it with the 200. With the stock you have a much
more stable tripod-like support involving the monopod and your two
legs. It's just a LOT easier to hold the whole thing steady than with
the monopod alone.

Jim

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Jim,
> Have you actually held a Nikkor 200mm f/4 in your hands? It's very small 
> and
> light for a lens of that focal length. By two and three orders of magnitude
> (or reduction, I guess) it's smaller than the lenses being discussed here.
> Might a monopod from the camera not be enough?
> Vince
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:56 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> 
> 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.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?)
Message from passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro) ([Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?)