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Charlie Hein
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Re: March Challenge from Suk Lee
03/20/04 11:52 AM
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Well, there's a reason why they *always* say, "It's not as easy as it looks". I'm totally unsure if I even got one good shot last night from the SLR. However, the night wasn't a total wash, because I learned how to cope with a problem. It's a good thing - now, instead of 10,000 things to figure out, I've only got 9,999!
My first problem to overcome was the piggyback mount on my Atlas tube ring. No matter what I did, the camera just would not snug up on the mount as is. Gravity isn't just a suggestion - it's the law - so somewhere within a minute or two of opening the shutter, the camera would shift off target, ruining the shot.
Fortunately, just before I succumbed to the urge to toss the SLR into the neighbor's pool, I was struck with the thought that I might be able to use the head from my trusty pan-tilt tripod to get a more solid base for the camera.
To my delight, I found that the head is mounted to the post on the proper size screw, so I tried it out.
Success!
Now, the mount isn't my excuse anymore! Onward and upward!
...maybe I'll make the December Challenge from Suk Lee!
Charlie
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