Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web.com ? What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? >> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information