[Leica] When it rains, it pours..

[Richard Man]

No, I don't use it as walking stick. Ha ha...

Well, the fiber-glass tape seems to be super strong... so knock on woods.

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 9:32 AM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I use a Series 5 Gitzo CF tripod and it has endured all kinds of handling,
> rain, snow, ice, and heat,and Temps down as low as 2 F.  Still looks like
> new and works flawlessly.  I also have a Bogen Aluminum tripod I bought 35
> years ago, although I use it less often these days.  Don't use either as a
> walking stick, Monopods work better for that.
>
> Gene
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >> "Some People Drive, We Are Driven"
> >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram
> >> <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Leica Users Group.
> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >>
> >>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>



-- 
"Some People Drive, We Are Driven"
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram
<https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>