[LRFlex] Re: Traveling Telyt

Thanks, for the tip, Bob!

I'll see what I can muster for my 400... before I have Ted & Doug on my case - 
again!

Cheers!
David.

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On 24/05/2005 at 2:20 PM Bob Palmieri wrote:

>Folks -
>
>Regarding shleppage and protection for the mighty 400, here's something 
>that has worked for me.
>
>Took a canoe trip in northern Michigan last summer; decided that an SL 
>with the 400 6.8 and a 24 would be just about right.
>Got an old tripod bag, rolled up a piece of foam rubber into a tube for 
>a shock lining and enclosed it in a huge heavy-gauge zip-lock kinda bag 
>that I got from a surplus place here in town so that the lens would 
>slip in & out easily.  The camera could also remain mounted for 
>quick-draw use (although the shoulder stock had to stay separated). In 
>the boat, the plastic bag could be pulled out and used for protection.  
>It all worked just great; I also never seemed to want any lens other 
>than the two that I had brought.
>
>Here's a snap from that expedition:
>
>http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/35599523
>
>or
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/miscellaneous-critters
>
>Now Doug & Ted can bust me about not carrying an extension tube...
>
>Bob Palmieri


David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

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