Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a gorgeous thing but one of many options. Kirk makes good stuff. Spock does too I'm sure. Chekov makes one but it doesn't do much it's just kind of moody. But you need to decide if you really need quick relase at all. Are you going to need to get thing thing on and off so fast really? In the past two years I've not used any. My Arca Swiss stuff is in storage. No plates on cameras. Nor L brackets. But I'll go back to using them again. B&H has: Acratech (3) Arca-Swiss (14) Berlebach (1) Bogen / Manfrotto (8) Cullmann (6) FLM (4) Foba (3) General Brand (1) Giottos (9) itzo (4) Hama (1) Iston (3) Kaiser (2) Kirk (9) Linhof (2) Mamiya (1) Novoflex (6) Perfected Photo (1) Slik (2) Stroboframe (2) Studioball (1) Velbon (3) Wimberley (2) http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb =ps&sq=desc&sortDrop=Relevance&ac=&bsi=&bhs=t&ci=4926&basicSubmit=Submit Or http://tinyurl.com/7r3htl Mark William Rabiner http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/2778-REG/Arca_Swiss_802002_Quick_Relea se_3_8_Thread.html > From: James Laird <digiratidoc@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:47:01 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Best monopod for wildlife photography > > So I need something like the B2-Pro clamp from Really Right Stuff? > > Jim > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> > wrote: >> You don't want that stupid quick release thing on the head. >> The only quick release thing you should ever do is Arca Swiss; >> And their rip offs. Which are many and illustrious. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: James Laird <digiratidoc@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:22:44 -0600 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Best monopod for wildlife photography >>> >>> Thanks all for the great advice. B&H had a Manfrotto 681B kit with the >>> 234RC head with free shipping for $88.95 and I jumped on it. Sounded >>> like a good deal to me. It should make my hunt for those elusive >>> critters a little easier. Thanks again for the help. >>> >>> Jim Laird >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 10:27 AM, <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> The 560 has a rotation feature on the lens mount section, the same with >>>> the >>>> 400 as the lens mount section is common to both lenses. >>>> >>>> >>>> gene -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" >>>> <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- >>>> >>>> Doug... is there a way to rotate the mount on the 560 Televit lens? ( I >>>> don't >>>>> seem to be able to find the method.....) >>>>> >>>>> Frank Filippone >>>>> red735i@earthlink.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information