Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff: What tripod (manufacturer and model) are you using with your B1? Jeff S wrote: > > I just took delivery of my Really Right Stuff tripod quick-release plates > #B22 and #B30. Beautiful works of machinist's art, with what seems like an > obsessive attention to the smoothness of the finish (the Arca B1 itself is > not so pretty!). The B30 is designed for Leica M, and it's a perfect fit, > spanning most of the baseplate, and allowing the camera to be centered in > the clamp. In addition, a 1/4" tripod socket is tapped into this plate, > perfectly centered under the lens. > > This, in combination with the Arca B1, works great! I do think this is a lot > of ballhead for such a small camera, and I'll probably not leave the camera > plate installed unless I plan on carrying the tripod, because, though a > custom fit, it's also kind of large (did we really need to have a clamping > area so large as to allow the camera to be centered over the ballhead?), and > though the edges are smoothed-down, it's not especially comfy to hold an M > with B30 installed. > > For occasional tripod use (as the M must surely be best suited), there may > be something to be said about the plain ole tripod screw mounting, though > I'd be inclined to equip mine with the Leica handgrip, which seems a handy > source of sacrificial tripod sockets :-)