[Leica] The Welder

[john at mcmaster.fr (John McMaster)]

Just goes to show how elegant the RRS system is ;-)

john
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I am a big fan of my Really Right Stuff L bracket and quick release system.  
I shoot most everything on a tripod if possible.  I have a bit of a shaky 
hand.  My father-in-law shoots that way, too, but he has always just flopped 
his ball head sideways for verticals.  Not very sturdy,especially with a 
long lens, but he has not wanted to spend the $500+ for the RRS system.  
This trip, I said, why don?t we just make one for your tripod head.  So, off 
to the garage we went.

At 92, he is still active, and even tried to teach me welding once a while 
back.

Here he is in action making the L bracket.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/C5/su/Welding-7792.jpg.html

I had him send me some photos of the final product.  His tripod head is the 
Bogen/Manfrotto release type and I have never seen an L bracket for that 
release type.   Hence, the making of the bracket.  Also, it was a challenge.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/C5/su/camera+bracket-00157.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/C5/su/camera+bracket-00155.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/C5/su/camera+bracket-00151.jpg.html

The design evolved as we were making it.  Got one thing to work, but then 
discovered another problem, and solved that.  Went on for about three 
iterations before we got it right.

Comments welcome

Aram



Aram Langhans
(Semi) Retired Science Teacher
& Unemployed photographer