Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tele-lens and lens bracket.
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:36:21 -0800

on 3/8/02 6:36 PM, Henry Ting at henryting10@yahoo.com wrote:

> 
> Just a generalization question.
> 
> At what length do you guys consider using a lens
> bracket coupled to the tripod, instead of straigtly
> using the camera to tripod connection.
> 
> The reason I ask is because I'm getting some tele lens
> for the Leica R and also thinking of getting Arca-type
> lens bracket for the tripod.
> 
 
I wish my 180 had its own rotating tripod mount.  The camera's mount can
handle the weight of the 180 (Elmar-R and a loaner APO-Telyt) but the
rotating mount as found on the 180mm Summicron-R and longer lenses is really
handy on a trpod and especially on a shoulder stock.
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
www.wildlightphoto.com


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