Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The one I saw is not on either the B&H catalog or on Manfrotto's web site at www.manfrotto.com. Maybe it's a new model? The locks for the legs are Gitzo-like, traditional twist-locks, NOT the lever-locks like many other Bogen models. They grips were about 4-5" long though, very comfortable. Hmm, regarding your Gitzo, you should call the importer. They shouldn't bind. Maybe they have dirt in them? The two lubricants I would consider are Talc and powered graphite. Gitzo is a top quality product. I have two sets of traditional Gitzo legs and a monopod, one set I've have for 20 years! Once I sent it back to the importer in NJ for replacement of the leg seals, and it' been much better since. Skip At 12/19/99 06:50 PM -0800, you wrote: >Which model was it, Skip? The 440? > >B&H shows the following prices for Bogen/Manfrotto carbon fiber tripods: >3-Section tripod (#3443) $363.50 >4-Section tripod (#3444) $369.95 >Their web site does not show the new model yet. > >I use the Gitzo 1228 but am not happy with twist-locks as they seem to bind. >I don't know if the problem of excessive binding is more acute with carbon >fiber. Talcum powder seems to help a little. I am thinking of switching to a >different brand such as Bogen if their models offer the same rigidity. > >Joe Codispoti > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@pobox.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 5:47 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] tripod recommendations > > > > I picked up a Manfrotto carbon tripod at Bergen Co. Camera (NJ) last > > week. (No, I didn't buy it, I only physically picked it up.) It was > > impressively light though, with nice, wide gripping rings for loosening >the > > legs. The price wasn't nice though: $550.00. > > > > Skip > - ----------------------------------------------- Skip Williams Westfield, NJ skipwilliams@pobox.com - -----------------------------------------------