Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use the Gitzo Systematic Series 5 GT5542LS tripod when shooting birds and wildlife with my Nikon D4 and 400/2.8. I use both Ball and Gimbal heads. Kind of overkill for a Leica M though. But with the Nikon setup it really makes a difference. Gene On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 3:04 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > Oh well, I have never been a fan of Manfrotto. I have fixed the fibre rings > in many Gitzos, used geared columns etc. I have a steel and a carbon fibre > Gitzo, my 'best' tripod is the big Zone VI wooden tripod. With a Wimberley > head and big lenses it runs rings around my carbon fibre Gitzo with an Arca > Cube head... > > John - in France > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner > > The Gitzo's made in France though the choice among discerning photogs over > the decades has some glaring design flaws. Muddy water would cripple the > legs which required an engineering degree to fix.. Raise the post even a > little and the camera would flop around like Harold Lloyd on a clock. We'd > replace the posts with short posts or non posts. > When they were bought out by their Italian competition, Manfrotto (Bogen) > Manfrotto re designed everything making everything MUCH better. They are > far > better tripods now. Much better made. All kinds of different design > systems. > Amazing. I still have my old ones though. > > > On 10/25/15 4:22 AM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > > > AFAIK every Gitzo has come with a plate that does that, just undo the > > collar and lift out the centre column and fit it. > > > > john > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Rabiner > > > > But there is a Gitzo version now for very heavy use in which there is > > no post and the camera rests on the top plate where the legs meet. A > > very serious commitment to stability. I'd buy an 8x10 just to use one. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >