Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/23

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Subject: [Leica] Tripods
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:39:50 +0530
References: <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E95F7A8662@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <CBBB9EE1.1D7A9%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I do not have the luxury of doing that in my part of the world. I have to
order, and it will come in a week or two - no one keeps stocks of high
priced, slow moving items like Gitzo tripods and RRS ballheads...
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> Bring your camera to a very large camera store.
> Put it on the various heads and tripods.
> Get the one which feels the best.
>
> Its not about deal. It's about feel.
>
>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>
>
> > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:36:41 +0000
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tripods
> >
> > Mostly to do with collapsed length, extended height, leg movements and
> > supported weight. I have an elderly Gitzo CF with a ReallyRightStuff B&S
> head
> > - already have my D800e L plate from RRS but no sign of a camera! My
> dealer
> > has orders for 35 D800s and 6 D800e but so far has only received a
> solitary
> > D800 :-(
> >
> > john
> > ________________________________________
> >
> >
> > I have almost decided to invest in a carbon fibre tripod and quality ball
> > head to maximize the potential of the Nikon D800e which I will buy as
> soon
> > as it is available here. It must be compact as well for easy packing on
> > photo journeys, and as light as possible. I have no idea about
> > tripods/heads/QR Plates, so any suggestions? The profusion of different
> > models leaves me dizzy...
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Tripods)
In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Tripods)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Tripods)