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Subject: [OM] Re: I'm looking hard at the Evolt E-500, what's the general concenus ?
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:06:56 -0700
Brilliant. Live and learn.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Jun 8, 2006, at 4:51 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:

>
> I've never felt a need for one on an OM. With the Mamiya 7 on a  
> lightweight
> tripod the weight gets far enough off center to be of concern ...  
> so when I
> got the big ugly C*non I got an L bracket for it. It's not strictly
> necessary but after having the wind tip over a tripod with an E-1  
> mounted at
> the cost of about $400, the L bracket seemed like a reasonable  
> trade off.
>
> I also use a long plate as a macro slider. Having an L plate that  
> can be
> clamped at either orientation at the end of the slider is another  
> minor
> advantage.
>
> The trick of stiching two vertical format pictures from a shift lens
> together to form a larger landscape format image works best with an L
> bracket ... the lens is kept in the same position by sliding both  
> the camera
> and shifting the lens.
>
> YMMV,
> -jeff
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Some have said that it eliminates the unstable offset. It seems to be
> considered seriously, you need a better ballhead if it will not hold
> a camera and small lens to the side. Any lens heavy enough to cause
> instability should have its own foot.
>
> So why would anyone want an L bracket?
>
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 8, 2006, at 2:10 PM, GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> The L bracket made by RRS for Canon and
>> Nikon bodies would be nice and according to the person I spoke to
>> at RRS, might
>> be available for the E500 and future E series cameras.
>
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