[LRflex] Re: Leica R Camera Shake by Model

Do you really want to hang a heavy weight from your baseplate? It's designed to 
have weight on top not from the bottom. 
Dave Saalsaa <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  Dwight, adding to the mass of the 
camera should help with the steadiness. 
Just duct tape a brick to your SL. No, not Jim Brick. That would be too 
much. Sorry Jim. ;-) You could make a lead weight with a 1/4 x 20 bolt 
for the tripod mount and see if it improves your steadiness.

Dave
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From: "Dwight L. Brown" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:29 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leica R Camera Shake by Model


>I find that I like my Leicaflex SL, which is a different shape than almost
> any other camera, I also hold my Canon EOS 1n well. I Do not understand 
> why
> so many of the digital cameras have no body on the left side to grab on 
> to.
> My 30D has some, but there could be more. The little P&S digi cams that
> people like to hold at arms length using the screen to compose should be a
> lot less steady than using whst ever rotten viewfinder it has. I wonder 
> if
> I made a lead weight with a 1/4 20 thread, it would make any camera (as 
> long
> as the tripod socket is centered) steadier. I think I remember a sort of 
> a
> gyroscope thing that could be used in a camera as well.
>
>
> Dwight
>
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