That is quite impressive, Chris. Have fun!
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Discussion Group" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 7:28 AM
Subject: [OM] Trifles with Tripods, Part 2
> I finally got my second tripod head built to the point where I can
> experiment with it and determine if it's really worthwhile. Biggest
> hurdle was making the part that attaches the salvaged telescope equatorial
> mount to the tripod legs, and a scrap piece of aluminum angle extrusion at
> the local metal supply shop provided a very simple solution:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/8353757276/
>
> Adjusting the pan and elevation with the verniers makes composition
> easy with no interaction or backlash. Now, taking a macro photo of a
> flower from a distance of eight feet is no longer the frustrating ordeal
> that it had been. And this contraption, named Frankenpod 2, weighs about
> the same as my Velbon PH-250 3-way head.
>
> Comments and suggestions welcome.
>
> Chris
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