Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 30 May 2000, "Gerry Walden" wrote: > > When I got my R8 I asked what the unthreaded hole in front of the tripod > mounting bush was for, and was told that it might be for a couple of > accessories. The hole is replicated on the motor drive. I have now found > one of those accessories. I acquired a Gitzo tripod (G1201) with a ball > and socket head (G1276). The head takes an oblong camera mounting plate > which has a spring loaded stud which fits neatly into the hole and stops the > possibility of the camera rotating on the head. This makes this tripod > (and presumably other Gitzo tripods) a very neat, well made and sturdy > tripod for the R8 in particular. > > Gerry The Leica shouder stock has a similar stud, but not spring-loaded, which fits into a 2nd hole in the rotating tripod collar of many long Leica-R lenses (and the non-rotating tripod mount of the f/6.8 Telyts). Doug Herr Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/