[Leica] [OM] IMG: Learning to Use the Shoulder Stock

[Ted Grant]

Hi Jim,
I used a shoulder brace with a 280 2.8 and a 400 2.8 on occaision. But I never thought about using extra gear as such. I just attached new bits and pieces and went into assignment battle looking for better and different images. 
Before I might see any "on film results" I might be on an assignment for a couple of weeks before I returned home.
My attitude always? I "WAS USING THE BEST GEAR (LEICA's") IN THE WORLD!!! Why worry just get out there and shoot the pictures!"
However today's gear??????? I'd require an electronics  course in camera gear!!!!!  :-)
cheers,
ted 
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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols
Sent: January-25-18 10:10 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Learning to Use the Shoulder Stock

Thanks, Nathan.  The local utility (electricity and water) authority ran 
it that way in the existing parts of town, because they already had 
poles and Right of Way.  I think that any new expansion of electricity 
and fiber is probably underground.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/25/2018 11:25 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> You are doing well with the new tool. I have never seen fiber overground like this.
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> Cheers,
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>> On 25 Jan 2018, at 23:07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>> Trying to master my recently acquired Leitz 14188 Shoulder Stock with my 250 Telyt, I walked outside in the afternoon sun to find that all of the birds had disappeared.  I did find that the half moon looked pretty good on a blue sky day.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180125-DSCF6127.JPG.html
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>> Some may recall that squirrels in my row of Holly trees wreaked havoc on a section of overhead fiber optic cable, resulting in the loss of my trees, which were actually planted beneath the lines by the Utility Company, to replace some white pines that got out of hand.  And, the 150-ft section of expensive fiber had to be replaced, resulting in two expensive and time-consuming splices. Here is one of the two splice boxes, where each of the individual fibers had to be spliced to a replacement cable.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180125-DSCF6130.JPG.html
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>> Since extra cable was required in order to do the splicing at ground level, the extra cable had to be secured when the job was done.  Because the fiber cable requires a fairly large bend radius, the bend must be secured carefully.  I see quite a few of these as I drive around town.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180125-DSCF6129.JPG.html
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>> The stock makes the heavy lens a lot more manageable.
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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