Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/13
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Well done! That contraption sure does its job - and the photographer
too!Jean-Michel
> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:47:58 -0500
> CC: olympus at thomasclausen.net
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Eye to Eye
>
> Well, crude as it may be, the monopod shoulder stock works. I was able to
> achieve better sharpness and use smaller apertures while shooting in
> manual mode today. As usual, the squirrel was the best subject available
> today, but even he kept ducking behind a post.
>
> In this shot, he definitely was keeping an eye on me and my strange
> contraption.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Squirrel+94.jpg.html
>
> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, 2X, Monopod with shoulder stock, ISO 400,
> 1/200 at f/8, cropped horizontal from a vertical image, and, unlike Dr.
> Ted, I was leaning against a wall. At 82, I think that is permissible.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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