Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:58 PM 11/15/00 -0500, Dan Post wrote: >KOWA-BUNGA! >I wonder, and I wonder- Why would anyone want to use a light weight tripod? >I thought the whole idea of the tripod was to create a heavy, stable, not to >shake rattle roll or quiver in the wind platform so that the image would be >as sharp as possible? >I miss my big ole clunky Star-D, looks like a Tiltall, heavier than dirt >tripod for that reason! > >Dan ( I want something sturdy, heavy and dependable for as long as the wind >blows, the water flows, the grass grows, and the sky is blue....) Post > Turns out that both wood and carbon fiber are better than the venerable heavy steel, step on a crack break your mothers back, tripod. They are dampening to camera vibrations. Carbon fiber winning over wood. When that ol' mirror slaps up there and the first curtain opens, the composite legs absorb the vibrations rather than resonating and echoing them right back into the camera before the shutter has time to close. 1/15, 1/12, 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1/1 are the vulnerable deadly speeds. Especially with things like Pentax 6x7 and the like. A fiery horse with a speed of light, A cloud of dust, and a hearty "Hi-Yo, Silver," in rides the Carbon Fiber tripod. The TV/movie-documentary chaps and chappetts discovered this a few years ago and have extolled their virtues ever since. Us still folks are slow to catch the wave. Jim