Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] Leica carbon fiber tripod and new ball heads
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:19:19 -0400

I see its they're made in Germany and whom on all the other stuff.
Not my strong point.


On 10/11/13 9:56 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> They keep saying their made in Germany they're not saying where.
> Solms or Wetzlar?
> In other words by Leica?
> If not by who?
> Because they're up against some stiff competition.
>> From Gitzo for the most part.
> The  Manfrotto brand even as they make a 900 dollar tripod which supports
> 26.5 lb. as well as making Gitzo's some of which cost into the thousands of
> dollars and have long experience in tripod making behind it.
> Its Who is making the Leica tripods not where of course.
> Just a tad cheesy for my taste this Leica getting someone to make high end
> tripods for them in Germany but no one knows who.
> I doubt Leica could get into carbon fiber technology so I really don't 
> think
> its made in their neck of the woods.
> 
> 
> On 10/10/13 12:11 PM, "Gene duprey" <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> 
>> Any word as to the load rating of the tripod?
>> 
>> Gene
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "EPL" <manolito at videotron.ca>
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:45:05 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: [Leica] Leica carbon fibre tripod and new ball heads
>> 
>> Kewl!
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.meister-camera.com/hamburg/index.php?id=50&tx_commerce_pi1%5Bshow
>> Uid%5D=10959&tx_commerce_pi1%5BcatUid%5D=12&cHash=bcfb5689093cc55009aa35ce2c
>> 156021&L=1
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.meister-camera.com/hamburg/index.php?id=50&tx_commerce_pi1%5Bshow
>> Uid%5D=10961&tx_commerce_pi1%5BcatUid%5D=12&cHash=1ef2bdcd742a34461e9e845003
>> 55280c&L=1
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.meister-camera.com/hamburg/index.php?id=50&tx_commerce_pi1%5Bshow
>> Uid%5D=10963&tx_commerce_pi1%5BcatUid%5D=12&cHash=7433ac75a5184a8be9e98cfed1
>> 6f427b&L=1
>> 
>> 
>> I have no connection the the store.
>> 
>> Emanuel
>> 
>> 
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