Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Doesn't the EL have a tripod mount on the bottom like my ML. I mount mine on >a Maestro w/ gearhead quite frequently. Not kidding - its my field tripod. I >like them STURDY. > That's an awful lot of trouble to go through for a camera which does not allow for the most precise image control. Why not use the Leica instead, if not an SLR or larger-format camera? A hefty tripod might look so much nicer when accessorized with, oh, say a Wista DX 4x5 field camera or at least a dinky little 6x6 SLR... I think my 35mm tripod-to-go is going to be a Gitzo 026 with some nice, compact ballhead (Foba? Linhof? Kaiser?) + Arca-Swiss type quick release. The Leica ballhead looks very nice, but darned if I know why they had to make it so tall. I have a very nice tripod right now, but it's sized more for my larger cameras, and darned if I want to carry this every day for such a tiny camera as the Minox or even the Leica M. - --------------------------------------------------- Specialist in interesting, quality junk. Seeking Kiev 60 and Horizont-202 related items. - ---------------------------------------------------