[Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?

[digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)]

I really should not do this before I've had my coffee!

Doug,

Absolutely!

I guess I could fashion a plate (or have one made) similar to the base
plate of the Telyt but longer towards the camera end.  Then drill or
fashion a mounting hole near the rear of the plate for mounting a tilt
tripod head and mount the camera on that. Would work, probably. Maybe
DAG or RRS might HAVE such a plate or could make one. The lens is
supposed to arrive today from KEH. I'll check it out on the GH1 and
see.

Jim

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:08 AM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Doug,
>
> Absolutely!
>
> I guess I could fashion a plate (or have one made) similar to the base
> plate of the Telyt but longer towards the camera end. ?Then drill or
> fashion a mounting hole near the rear of the plate for mounting a tilt
> tripod head and mount the camera on that. Would work, probably. Maybe
> DAG or RRS might be such a plate or could make one. The lens is
> supposed to arrive today from KEH. I'll check it out on the GH1 and
> see.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
> earthlink.net> wrote:
>> James Laird wrote:
>>
>>> ... 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.
>>
>> Same for me: stability plus mobility, and the weight of the rig isn't in 
>> my hands or on my neck or shoulder. ?I'd guess something like 99% of my 
>> wildlife photos in the last 8 years were made this way.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
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