Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-16 Thread Doug Franklin
Ken Waller wrote: The 300mm f4.5 FA is one of my most used lenses - I use a camera mounted L bracket (from Kirk http://www.kirkphoto.com/ )to accomplish quick re-orientation from portrait to landscape. I have the F version and I also use it a lot. Rarely from a tripod, but I find the

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-16 Thread Ken Waller
Nice work. The black makes it the professional model ;+} Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ... I've made one to use the Manfrotto QR system. http

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 13, 2007, at 11:40 PM, Thibouille wrote: Information here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=25597175 Hmm. I would not be so comfortable with a clamp screw (even with nylon buffer) putting pressure on a lens barrel at one point like that. Even if the

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-15 Thread Ken Waller
] Subject: Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ... At 11:39 AM 15/11/2007, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ... You can't rotate from portrait to landscape though. Making it next

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-15 Thread David Savage
I've made one to use the Manfrotto QR system. http://picasaweb.google.com/OzSavage/K10DLBracketPrototype?authkey=56BCXrUml-g It's since been black anodised. Cheers, Dave On Nov 16, 2007 2:21 AM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 300mm f4.5 FA is one of my most used lenses - I use a

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread David Savage
On Nov 14, 2007 4:40 PM, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Information here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=25597175 I saw that. All I can say is it's very agricultural. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
LOL A new way to damn with faint praise! Certainly no complement here in the US. Regards, Bob S. On Nov 14, 2007 2:10 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 14, 2007 4:40 PM, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Information here:

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ... You can't rotate from portrait to landscape though. Making it next to useless IMO. Is the 300/4.5 so heavy that you couldn't just use the camera's tripod socket? I have the F

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2007, at 6:20 PM, David Savage wrote: You can't rotate from portrait to landscape though. Making it next to useless IMO. I agree that it doesn't have the same flexibility as a collar mount. But next to useless is a little over the top. ;-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread David Savage
At 03:35 AM 15/11/2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 13, 2007, at 11:40 PM, Thibouille wrote: Information here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=25597175 Hmm. I would not be so comfortable with a clamp screw (even with nylon buffer) putting pressure on a lens

Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-14 Thread David Savage
At 11:39 AM 15/11/2007, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ... You can't rotate from portrait to landscape though. Making it next to useless IMO. Is the 300/4.5 so heavy that you couldn't just

Those looking for a FA*300/4.5 tripod mount ...

2007-11-13 Thread Thibouille
Information here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=25597175 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to