[Leica] When it rains, it pours..

[Douglas Barry]

Richard, are you using it as a walking pole as well? They aren't engineered 
for that levels of stress I would imagine. I use a Gitzo G126 for 
lightweight stuff, but wouldn't dream of using to lean on. I also use a 
Manfrotto Art 190 which is heavy and very solid. Its downsides are it's very 
heavy, and needs gloves to handle on chilly days, but its upsides are it's 
very sturdy, and would be handy as a weapon in a fight :-) It's been around 
for 30 years approx and you could pick up one of those cheaply I'd imagine.

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 9:59 AM
Subject: [Leica] When it rains, it pours..


> 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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