[LRflex] Re: Leica R 80-200 F4.0, or 180mm F2.8 - Advice needed

From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:11:40 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

"William B. Abbott III" wrote:

>Here is something new I am trying. I'm adding an attachment point to  
>the shoulder stock so that the monopod can be attached to the bottom  
>of the hand grip, as opposed to halfway up the hand grip, as shown at
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/wbabbott3/stock_mod/
>

With a tilt head on the monopod, I've had the best luck keeping the monopod 
attachment point halfway up the grip.  This way the tilt head's pivot is closer 
to the camera/lens CG so the rig doesn't act as top-heavy.

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

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