Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BTW, while I use a medium sized Acratech ball head, but my buddy swears by his small RRS ballhead (BH25?). Just loves it. Shoots a Mamiya 7II with it. Scott McLoughlin wrote: > Gitzo has a new small tripod, maybe called the "traveller" or something. > Folks up very small, and the legs "fold up" around the center column > and tripod head. Pretty cool, but it's almost $600. A quick search on > B&H should turn one up. Buddy of mine says that they can't keep > 'em in stock. > > Scott > > Don Dory wrote: > >> Oliver, >> Go to a well stocked photo store and examine the wide variety of >> carbon fiber tripods available. The king of the crop are the Gitzo >> Mountaineer series but they are also the most expensive. Velbon has a >> fairly good range as well. >> >> But tripods and heads are like bags, one that suits you may not suit >> me. However, you should be able to get the weight down to about 3-4 >> lbs with a stable tripod. >> >> Don >> don.dory@gmail.com >> >> On 7/8/05, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> >>> For medical reasons I need to find a much lighter tripod without >>> sacrificing >>> camera stability. Each of my two field tripods - an ancient Tiltall >>> and a >>> 5-year old Bogen Manfrotto - weighs about 7 pounds including a >>> 3-axis head >>> with reasonably long handles. (I do not like to use a ballhead.) >>> Each tripod extends high enough to bring an M6 to eye level when >>> needed; >>> neither has a cranked center post. >>> The Tiltall's legs spread at only one angle. Each of the Manfrotto's >>> legs >>> can be locked at one of 3 angles, and the clamp-type leg extension >>> locks are >>> much more suitable for working in sand than the Tiltall's twist locks. >>> I shall be grateful for suggestions and/or recommendations based on >>> personal >>> experience. >>> Oliver >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information