Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It may be usefull to look at Unilok tripods. These are the original Benbo marketted under a different name due to some legal thing, and painted a different colour. They may have their own web site but they are also available from the UK company Jessops at www.jessops.com. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Gene Sent: 31 July 2002 19:01 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Benbo's and macro No video, they take some getting used to. People either love or hate them. I find mine to be very flexible. I use it mostly during weddings for available light. Have squeezed it into some tight spots in choir lofts and straddling pews. Gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aram Langhans" <langhans@yakima-wa.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:45 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Benbo's and macro > I tried a Benbo once in a camera store and could not make heads or tails of > it. Does it come with an instructional video or something? > > Aram > > > > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:13:06 -0400 > > From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Benbo's and macro > > Message-ID: <000601c23848$92b918c0$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> > > References: <B96CA168.668B%abridge@mac.com> > > > > Benbo's have a center arm not a column that lets you place your lens > > virtually anywhere you want to; from ground level to six feet high. With > > that flexibility, you can change your viewpoint very easily. You can > > respond to the scene minute by minute without having to stop and spend > long > > periods re-deploying your tripod when a new angle presents itself. > > > > This link shows a picture and a brief description. > > http://www.photobooksonline.com/gear/benbo.html > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > Don > > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html