Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] M9P in a Fashion Studio
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 08:52:56 +1000
References: <CAF8hL-Fed1hdGHYsuzZuwzQ6TK3t1Obn2s=KGePdGbcJkw0Nqg@mail.gmail.com> <CAE3QcF4Ze1JO1ufm9CQM6jLhJjeBophCi6zy0f4bYcgYJn1=dQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAFfkXxtOm=cygeTfRsMBc5wjRoEohoiNmVgZwGNrEm0kACdSig@mail.gmail.com>

May well be so Sonny. It was just a curiosity to see in the video clip.
>From memory, the Thumbs Up model with the cold shoe on top has adustable
tension and a screw in the centre to hold it firmly in place. Still after
the modification, it might be best to test this on someone else's camera
lest you fry your own ;-) ;-)

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 2 June 2012 23:17, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> That would be a easy mod.  A guy with a drill press, a rivet and a plastic
> washer could make it work in about five minutes.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 2:55 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > There's an associated mystery with this shoot being discussed elsewhere.
> > The photog apparently has both a Thumbs Up AND a wireless flash
> controller
> > fitted. Somethings amiss or there's a new TU we need to know about. The
> TU
> > makes the hotshoe into a cold shoe (for those that aren't familiar with
> > them).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2 June 2012 16:20, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> > > ..and the new 50/AA to boot.
> > >
> > > Not your traditional venue where you expect to find a Leica M. He even
> > uses
> > > studio strobes...
> > >
> > > http://vimeo.com/41841742
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> > >
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> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
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>
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