[Leica] Light tripods and electronic first curtain

[Gene Duprey]

 I found the wooden tripods way to cumbersome for field work.  I used them
daily when I was an engineer, but hated them.  So far my 3 year old Gitzo
series 5 has had no issues, and with the Wimberly Gimbal head is super for
flying birds.

Gene


On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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