[Leica] Light tripods and electronic first curtain

[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.
> 
> 
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