Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are a cruel man Kyle Cassidy - funny but cruel! Gerry >From: Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" ><leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] if it lives under a bridge it's probably a ..... >Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:50:33 -0500 > > > By the way - I_m interested in the M6 only because of my interest in > > photographing parrots in the rainforests of South America. > > I wonder if 135mm is enough telephoto - is there nothing more powerful >from > > a third party? - perhaps I would be better off with a Hassie, except for >the > > size and possibly the build quality of the Hassie body which is not, >I've > > heard, in the same league as the M6. > > >dang. i wish i'd thought to post that one! > >the obvious answer is to get the M6 Wildlife Conversion Kit from leica USA, >it replaces some components on the M6 with ones more suited to wildlife >photography. it's expensive to have leica do it, so i'll include >instructions >for how to do this at home. nota bene: only a FULLY QUALIFIED CAMERA REPAIR >TECHNICIAN should attempt this conversion. > >1) take your leica m6 titanium and using an xacto or razor blade gently pry > off the red dot, be careful not to bend it. set the red dot and the m6 > aside. > >2) call up b&h and order a nikon f5 or d1x, AF 400mm 2.8, 1.4 TC, a 300 >2.8, > and the 80-200 2.8; a carbon fiber tripod; and a nice outback trekker. > >3) when the nikon arrives, using a black magic marker, cover up the words > "nikon" and "f5". > >4) place red dot from your m6 onto the pentaprism of the former nikon >chassis. > >your m6 has been coverted and you're ready to photograph parrots. > >the other option is to buy a Browning Citori over/under 12 gauge Lighting >Feather and some # 12 "dust" shot (used by taxidermists). shoot the >brightest >colored parrots and then wire them to nearby tree branches and photograph >them with your visioflex. > >either option will produce stunning results. > >kc > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html