Bushhawk makes a plastic stock with an electronic release button built in. I
don't know how much your lens weighs but I use one of these with a 300mm
f-4.5 Zuiko and it works well. Leonard Rue sells some heavier duty models.
http://www.rue.com/
http://www.bushhawk.com/ Site still under construction These are
available from Porter's and others for about $75.
/jnm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barry B. Bean
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 10:03 AM
> To: Zuiko-holics Anonymous
> Subject: [OM] Shoulder stock recs
>
>
> With baseball season just around the corner, I'm thinking of picking
> up a new shoulderstock. My current generic stock is functional
> enough, but has plenty of room for improvement.
>
> I typically use the stock mounted on a monopod (that may sound like
> overkill, but a 300/2.8 gets pretty heavy after a while), and need
> one that has an electronic trip to be used with a MD2 or Winder 2.
>
> Recomendations?
>
>
>
>
> -
> B.B. Bean bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bean & Bean Cotton Co/Bean Farms http://www.beancotton.com
> Peach Orchard, MO
>
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