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Subject: [OM] Re: English (OM) as it is written
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:59:58 -0400
Well, durn it all!  We were hoping you'd say it fits the 500/8 as well. 
  But I don't know where it would go.

Chuck Norcutt

Brian Swale wrote:

> Ho folks,
> 
> Sorry for the confusion.
> 
> I wrote: 
> This morning the conditions were also reasonably good, and over the course 
> of about an hour I took 24 shots with the 500, 300, 200 and the Tok 135, 
> varying on-camera contrast, saturation etc plus UV filter.  I'm not at all 
> satisfied yet.
> 
> I found it very difficult to maintain the horizon at the correct angle; on the
> Manfrotto head there always seemed to be creep. Also with the Zuiko 300 
> collar. I did manage to hold exposure value and recompose; but I'm not sure 
> that this helped camera/lens stability.  I have to work on stability with the 
> 500.
> ..................
> Perhaps I should have written:-
> This morning the conditions were also reasonably good, and over the course 
> of about an hour I took 24 shots with the 500mm, 300mm, 200mm and the 
> Tok 135mm f/2.8, varying on-camera contrast, saturation etc plus UV filter.  
> I'm not at all satisfied yet.
> 
> I found it very difficult to maintain the horizon at the correct angle; on the
> Manfrotto head there always seemed to be creep. Also with the Zuiko 
> 300mm using the tripod collar. I did manage to hold exposure value and 
> recompose; but I'm not sure that this helped camera/lens stability.  I have 
> to 
> work on stability with the 500/8.
> ...........................
> 
> Does that clarify?  The tripod collar was on the Zuiko 300/4.5 only
> 
> Brian
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