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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Olympus/Leica Butterfly Kit
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:26:30 +0200
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Jim,

I?ve never used these, but I ask me why not use a Monopod?
Lluis
 

> El 8 ag 2019, a les 19:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
> escriure:
> 
> I've received a number of comments on my recent insect photos, hence 
> decided to share the changes I have made that made them possible.  At 89, 
> I'm not as stable on my feet as I once was, and my eyesight is undergoing 
> some changes.  To compensate, I recently acquired a used Olympus ZD 50-200 
> Autofocus lens and a used Leica-R shoulder stock (thanks, Doug Herr).  
> Currently, these are paired with my original Olympus E-510 4/3 camera 
> body.  I have been quite pleased with the results I have managed to 
> achieve with this setup.  Here are a couple of photos of the kit.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190808-DSCF1424.JPG.html
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190808-DSCF1425.JPG.html
> 
> Though quite awkward in appearance, it works quite nicely.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> 
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