This is a laggardly response Ken... I still have the 300mm and occasionally think I really should do something about a lens-collar-mount. I bought the lens from Peter P. in Colorado, he had had a custom built tripod mount for it, but sold that separately. Is that the one you bought?
I have considered going to a local machinist, or into my own "workshop" and making a simple L-shaped bracket that would attach to the camera, extend forward and then up to support the lens from the bottom. A 1/4-20 hole drilled in the bracket would allow me to mount it on a tripod... Does this make sense? Stan on 11/20/03 8:04 PM, Kenneth Waller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Stan, I have the mount for this lens that you referred to. It was also > bought from a list member. I haven't used it much, but I can see it needs > modification. A two piece ring spacer is positioned around the lens body and > this spacer then fits into a ring receptacle and is retained by tightening > one fingerscrew, this results in basically a two point contact between the > spacer and ring receptacle. A similar mount (for a N***n lens, also sold > without a mount) is made by Kirk. It's method of lens retention to mount > results in a more positive, uniform retention. The mount I have definitely > produces a more balanced assembly (camera body/lens), but it does not firmly > attach to the lens and this leads to movement of the lens/camera body > relative to the mount itself. It looks like I should be able to come up with > something that will lessen this effect. > > I have had the 300 mm f4.5 FA for several years and it is one of my > favorites and most used. I have no complaints with it but the lack of > balance does seem wrong. > > Kenneth Waller > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm] > > >> on 11/18/03 7:52 PM, jmb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Stan, >>> >>> I wonder if a tripod mountable lens holding device for these has been >>> invented? >>> >>> John >>>> 3030 tripod head. The 300mm does not have a tripod mount, so it was > hanging >>>> off the 2X extender, just floating around in the breeze. For some shots >>>> later I used the self-timer with mirror lockup but for these bird shots > I >>>> used neither a remote nor the timer. >>>> >>>> stan >>>> >> >> The list member who sold me the lens also provided a reference to a shop >> which will fabricate a tripod mount for this (or about any other) lens. I >> have the info stashed away someplace but have not followed up on it... >> >> Stan >> >> > >
