Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net> >Yes, I have one. It is a beautiful piece of work that fit around the >entire base and extends about 2/3 way across the bottom and includes an >on center tripod mount. It mounts slickly onto the quick releases I >have (Foba and RRS QR plate for gyro. But truth be told, it is overkill >in size. The smallest universal plate works just fine for a Leica, too >and is smaller and lighter and doesn't extend past the bottom plate. My >recommendation. > Donal, do you mean the B9 and B99, as recommended for M's with winder? It's kind of hard for me to get an exact feeling for the scale, but if they're a good fit for the UN-motorized M, those might do nicely. Any strong preferences regarding a plate that can be clamped in both directions, rather than just one? >And if you really want to see a gorgeous piece of machining, see the >newest RRS plate for the Pentax 67. It includes form fitting arms that >hug the base of the mirror chamber. > This, the Mamiya RB67 and Fuji GX680 are some of the neat cameras that I don't wish to haul around :-)