[Leica] (SPAM: ?) Re: tripods

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

Chris, sorry to hear about your health issue. While I am a small person (5'
4"), thankfully I am reasonably healthy. Hence I am trying to get to Half
Dome with my 4x5 before I get,... well, aged.

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 2:27 AM, Christopher Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> Mine is actually not terribly heavy. Its not a heavy studio model, its one
> of their mid-weight models. If it were horribly heavy, I couldn?t use it
> now. I suffered a stroke that left the right side of my body weakened and
> reduced my ability to carry heavy stuff. Not that I was ever very strong;
> I have had serious health problems all of my life.
>
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> On 10/29/16, 5:23 AM, "LUG on behalf of John McMaster"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>
> >There is the difference ;-) Almost any heavy tripod would be best in a
> >car, but I prefer CF for walking any distance with a tripod!
> >
> >john
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >I think carbon fiber tripods are fairly delicate. I have an aluminum
> >Manfrotto tripod that I bought new when I was 15 years old that has
> >bounced around in the trunk of every car I have owned since I was 16. I am
> >41 now, and that old tripod has lots of scuffs and scratches but it
> >functions perfectly, despite 26 years of hard use. I still use it every
> >day. I don?t think a CF tripod would have survived it all, and they?re so
> >damned expensive!
> >
> >--
> >Chris Crawford
> >Fine Art Photography
> >Fort Wayne, Indiana
> >260-437-8990
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> >On 10/29/16, 4:59 AM, "LUG on behalf of Richard Man"
> ><lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> >richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> >>First, one of the locking mechanism on my CF tripod broke... no big
> >>deal, I duct-taped it together..
> >>
> >>Then, another leg broke. As in, the carbon fiber leg section broke off...
> >>sigh, so I superglued it and duct-taped it. Not sure if it will work.
> >>We shall see.
> >>
> >>The tripod lasted 7 years? With lots of hiking mileage.
> >>
> >>Then my trusty 8 years old Olympus E-3, my only dSLR (ever!!!) becomes
> >>inoperative once in a while. Sigh, I don't use it much, except for
> >>events stuff, which I do may be 3-5 times a year... I can get another
> >>E-3 for
> >>$260
> >>on eBay, but too poor for now.
> >>
> >>Ugh.
> >>
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