Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pete Myers wrote: >I am not current subscribed due to my travels, so I would appreciate a direct >reply. >myerspete@aol.com > >I am considering jumping ranks of the R users to go with an M6 0.85. But I am >a monopod user and I am concerned about trying to find and use a quick mount >with the M6. Will I have to remove the quick mount each and every time I >re-load???? Or is there some way of getting around this problem. I use a Manfrotto #354 quick mount adaptor for my Leica and other 35 and 120 cameras. The platse are not particularly small, but the camera plate can be ground down with a Dremel tool to a size which fits on the baseplate of an M Leica. It also fits a Mamiya 6 without fouling the spool pop-outs, and works on Hasselblad, Noblex, smaller 4x5's etc. It is not as elegant as the Arca Swiss plates, but not as big either, and can be shaped to fit. I have the bottom part on a Cullman ballhead that I like, which is usually on a 1228 Gitzo, and the plates also fit the small geared head from Manfrotto, which I use a lot on larger tripods. * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com