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Subject: [Leica] The Welder
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 07:34:29 +0100
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This is just so cool on so many levels! I hope I age like that.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 11 Feb 2016, at 16:21, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
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