If pentax didnt put a tripod collar on there it's Probably Not necessary for tripod support. Dont forget one of the features of A tripod collar is to make "portrait" orientation Easier with a tripod/monopod. But that doesnt mean Its really necessary for support.
J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:[email protected] ) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Davis Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K10D and K4/300? They can add that last measure of stability, but as you state, the lens itself first needs supported. Jack --- On Wed, 6/24/09, Ralf R. Radermacher <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ralf R. Radermacher <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: K10D and K4/300? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 2:13 PM > Bruce Dayton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Here is a link to the thing I am talking about: > > > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/accessories/359.shtml > > Looks like an additional support where the lens still needs to have > its own thread. > > I've had one of these in a cupboard for years... > > http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/3224 > > ...and sold it a few weeks ago because I couldn't be > bothered to use it. > A real pain in the neck with landscape and virtually > unusable for > portrait orientation. > > Ralf > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - > Köln/Cologne, Germany > Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com > Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf > Web : http://www.fotoralf.de > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
