RRS M8/9 L-bracket
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ederek
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Yes, very nice!!
Here are all the options right on the RRS site:
http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/items.asp?Cc=BodyLeicaM9&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
I bought the small square B9 (E) plate for $49 and it works well.
http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/items.asp?Cc=BodyLeicaGrip&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
Not sure I'll invest the extra for the new plate, though the L-bracket is nice not just for protecting the side of the camera, but as a grip, and also to rest on a flat surface.
Here's a shot of the setup being used by someone I had met who was a fan of Leica's, so let him shoot the M9 for a while (took this with Lumix LX3 backup traveler). The B9 is in a B2-40-LR clamp (lever release with no spirit level - there's one in the shoe of the ThumbsUp), which is on the RRS BH-25 Ultra-Light ballhead, attached to a Gitzo Traveler (GT1541T).
BTW - you'll note the paint difference in the "M" and "9" - when I peeled back the tape covering the M9, the white paint in the M stuck to the tape. Now if the same would only happen with the "9"...
I think this was shot with the above setup (would have like a bit more sky / less water):
...and this with the 50mm Lux (note the little hair in upper right of frame - cleaned sensor twice on the trip!):
If you want to see the whole "Hungarian Sunrise" set, with larger size images, camera info and photo comments, it's here:
http://bit.ly/97A24I
Here are all the options right on the RRS site:
http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/items.asp?Cc=BodyLeicaM9&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
I bought the small square B9 (E) plate for $49 and it works well.
http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/items.asp?Cc=BodyLeicaGrip&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
Not sure I'll invest the extra for the new plate, though the L-bracket is nice not just for protecting the side of the camera, but as a grip, and also to rest on a flat surface.
Here's a shot of the setup being used by someone I had met who was a fan of Leica's, so let him shoot the M9 for a while (took this with Lumix LX3 backup traveler). The B9 is in a B2-40-LR clamp (lever release with no spirit level - there's one in the shoe of the ThumbsUp), which is on the RRS BH-25 Ultra-Light ballhead, attached to a Gitzo Traveler (GT1541T).
BTW - you'll note the paint difference in the "M" and "9" - when I peeled back the tape covering the M9, the white paint in the M stuck to the tape. Now if the same would only happen with the "9"...
I think this was shot with the above setup (would have like a bit more sky / less water):
...and this with the 50mm Lux (note the little hair in upper right of frame - cleaned sensor twice on the trip!):
If you want to see the whole "Hungarian Sunrise" set, with larger size images, camera info and photo comments, it's here:
http://bit.ly/97A24I
downstairs
downstairs
Why, Oh why does the beautiful RRS Leica L-plate slide on sideways? The lens axis is a known value, not a variable. Why would they have us fiddle with that when it could have been done in the workshop?
The adjustable variable we need, to get the entry point of M lens over the tripod axis, is just 40 odd millimetres fore and aft.
I'm sure to buy one, but I can't work out which extra clamps and plates are required to get two or three little Leica lenses over the tripod axis.
Meanwhile.
The adjustable variable we need, to get the entry point of M lens over the tripod axis, is just 40 odd millimetres fore and aft.
I'm sure to buy one, but I can't work out which extra clamps and plates are required to get two or three little Leica lenses over the tripod axis.
Meanwhile.
ashfaque
Learning
I saw post on this on leicaromours earier. what's that green thing on the hotshoe?
Johnny_Johnson
Member
A bubble (spirit) level.