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

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Custom tripod collar?
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 01:06:26 -0400 (EDT)
 
James Laird wrote:

> ... I love
>the way the stock works with my Telyt so much I'm just trying to
>figure out how to use it with the 200. With the stock you have a much
>more stable tripod-like support involving the monopod and your two
>legs. It's just a LOT easier to hold the whole thing steady than with
>the monopod alone.

Same for me: stability plus mobility, and the weight of the rig isn't in my 
hands or on my neck or shoulder.  I'd guess something like 99% of my 
wildlife photos in the last 8 years were made this way.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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