Thanks. 85mm is pretty tall. I already have a ball head that must be flopped sideways for verticals. Putting the camera another 85mm away from the ball might really put a strain on the system. My single rail is already a bit tenuous. But maybe that is the sacrifice I need to have. Or maybe I mount the rail on the tripod and the ball head on the rail. That might work better. Hmm. That hought just popped into my head.
Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:38 AM To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Focusing Rail
This is a lot less expensive than Novoflex too. http://www.enjoyyourcamera.com/Macro-Accessories/Focussing-Rail/Professional-4-Way-Macro-Focus-Rail-Slider-top-quality::177.html *http://tinyurl.com/yc9qtzd* The company is very reliable and above-board, I bought most of my lens adapters from them - if they ever screw anything up, I can get on the bus and be beating at their front door within 30 minutes, they are just down the road here in Hannover :-) Cheers Douglas pwerner wrote:Aram, Here is a similar one: http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Way-Macro-Focusing-Rail_W0QQitemZ200406587234QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLens_Accessories?hash=item2ea929d762 Otherwise http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=focusing+rail+4+way&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&LH_PrefLoc=2&_odkw=focusing+rail&_osacat=0 It is a noname, I got it from China for around $50 + shipping and it is quite sturdy Peter ----------------original message----------------- From: "Aram Langhans" leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:18 -0800 -------------------------------------------------Nice shots. And good use of the equipment. BTW, what brand is thatfocusing rail system? Is it sturdy? I have been looking into them. I havea one axis Novoflex that I got for hardly anything, but would like a two axis. I have seen a few brands, some quite expensive, some not. I want sturdy and cheep. I will be hanging a 100 APO off the end. Aram------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
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