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Subject: [OM] Re: I'm looking hard at the Evolt E-500, what's the general concenus ?
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:07:04 -0700
I know they are popular, but I just don't "get" the L bracket. They  
are big, ugly and seem like they would be uncomfortable to grab. The  
reasons that people give for them just don't make sense to me.

The reason I have seen most often is that if your ballhead is not  
perfectly level and you flip it to the side it will not be exactly 90  
degrees and you will have to reframe. I can't imagine not reframing  
going from a horizontal to a vertical shot.

Some have said that it eliminates the unstable offset. It seems to be  
considered seriously, you need a better ballhead if it will not hold  
a camera and small lens to the side. Any lens heavy enough to cause  
instability should have its own foot.

So why would anyone want an L bracket?




Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Jun 8, 2006, at 2:10 PM, GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx wrote:

> The L bracket made by RRS for Canon and
> Nikon bodies would be nice and according to the person I spoke to  
> at RRS, might
> be available for the E500 and future E series cameras.


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