[Leica] (SPAM: ?) Re: tripods

[Christopher Crawford]

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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Chris Crawford
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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 don¹t think a CF tripod would have survived it all, and they¹re so
>damned expensive!
>
>--
>Chris Crawford
>Fine Art Photography
>Fort Wayne, Indiana
>260-437-8990
>
>http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
>
>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
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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.
>>
>>--
>>"Some People Drive, We Are Driven"
>>// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook
>>and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>
>>
>
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