Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:18:14 -0500
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And, if you search, you can get them in black.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?


> How about a large cable tie?
> (Hey, it's not as red-neck as duct-tape!)
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:56 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> I have a 400mm Telyt with stock and a Leica-R adapter for my GH1, us
>> it and love it! It translates with crop factor to a 800 6.8 and realy
>> gets up close on bird shots, etc. But I've recently ordered a 200mm
>> f/4 Nikkor and I'd like to use the stock from my Telyt on the Nikkor.
>> I've heard that some companies make custom tripod collars which I
>> could use to attach to the stock but I'd like to know if anyone know a
>> way to fabricate a Tripod collar that might do the job. At over 60
>> years now I really need the shoulder stock to get sharp photos with
>> the longer lenses. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird) ([Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?)