Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Clompus wrote: > > Dear List, > > I am planning another trip to Europe this Summer with my family. They > won't let me go without them again. Sometimes I leave my family at home > when traveling to lecture to large groups of doctors on eye care topics. > > Anyway, I am in the market for a very light weight tripod that I can lash > to a Domke or Billingham Bag while walking around Europe. I have > considered the thinnest Bogen tripod, 3011, with a small ball head. > Cullman makes a collapsable tripod that lays flat but I'm not sure if it > would fit in a larger camera bag. I picked up an excellent Bogen monopod > 3249 and a Gitzo Reporter monopod. They are light weight but not stable > enough for a pinhole lens on a M6 Leica. > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a currently available light weight > small tripod that will extend at least to 5 feet. > > Thanks for your recommendations. > > Richard > --------------------------- > Richard Clompus, OD > West Chester, Pennsylvania, USArichard, i get away with the little Leitz table top w/ball head. you can always find somewhere to set it up - cars are my favorites, walls etc. and don't have to lug around a cumbersome tripod for how many exposures? The light weight little ones are too flimsey and a decent big one like thge smaller bogens are too heavy. If you are going to take a tripod anyway, at least jery-rig a shoulder strap and carry it like a rifle, rgrds, sblutter