Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was definitely a pain to spend almost $600 on a tripod, but the weight difference is worth it. At 03:48 PM 1/23/98 -0600, you wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >My first and only tripod, a heavy OLD Bogen, finally gave out yesterday! >That gave me an undisputable reason to buy the Gitzo Mountaineer 1228 >without getting into a fight with my wife! :-) > >We both had been eyeing this lightweight beauty on the rack in the shop for >many >months. I think I'll be carrying a tripod a LOT more now..... ><<<<<<<<<< > >Yes, you will. After years of leaving a big, heavy (but quite good) Bogen >in the closet most of the time, I bought the 1228 Mountaineer and an >Arca-Swiss B-1 ball head about a year and a half ago. Expensive -- and >painful to spend that much on a tripod at the time -- but one of the best >photographic investmenst I've made. What a difference in weight and ease! >I've taken more shots with a tripod in the last 18 months than I have the >rest of my life combined. > >Larry > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/