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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Olympus/Leica Butterfly Kit
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 12:43:43 -0500
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Hi Lluis,

I tried a monopod first, but butterflies move about so quickly that I 
could not move about and adjust quickly enough.? The shoulder stock 
allows me to move about and still have stability from the additional 
support.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/8/2019 12:26 PM, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> 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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Replies: Reply from leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans) ([Leica] IMG: Olympus/Leica Butterfly Kit)
In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Olympus/Leica Butterfly Kit)
Message from lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] IMG: Olympus/Leica Butterfly Kit)