[Leica] Light tripods and electronic first curtain

[Gene Duprey]

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.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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