Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow, that's a great idea (the srb-griturn tripod mount), but I don't think there's enough room on the barrel of the Nikor 200 f4 to mount the thing <http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/200f4ai.htm>. Maybe I could just mount the GH1 on the stock? I don't think the weight of the lens would be a problem at just 530 grams. Wouldn't allow for camera rotation though. Jim On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:10 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > James Laird 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. > > http://www.srb-griturn.com/tripod-lens-mounts-758-p.asp > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >