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Subject: Vs: [Leica] Benbo Tripods
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 21:59:55 +0200

I have had the original Benbo for about 20 years - no signs of wear. It has its quirks but it is THE tripod for close-up nature photography but not for very long teles on a windy day - up to 300 mm it is OK.
All the best!
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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Päivä: 24. toukokuuta 2000 17:50
Aihe: Re: [Leica] Benbo Tripods


>I use a tripod for my M6 and viso iii with bellows for micro photography in
>flowers.
>I am looking for a better tripod that can get into a lot of places at
>various heights. Does anyone have experience with Benbo, especially the xl2?
>
>Thanks,
>Chuck
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