Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/23

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Table top tripod, made in Japan.
From: Tom Hodge <thodge@charweb.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 17:55:02 -0400 (EDT)

L.U.G. - ites,

I got my "P's" mixed up!  It's not a Pentax, it's a POLAROID table top
tripod and it's great quality, very well-made all cast aluminum with a
black finish - the legs all rotate aound to line up for storage in the
zip-up pouch - and they even have little no-skid rubber pads on them.  The
thing has a ball head that allows the camera to flip over to shoot
vertical 35mm format!  I did get the old price right, however.  I'd
recommend it highly to anyone with a Leica.  It will easily support an M
body with a 135 lens on it. 

Regards - sorry if I sent anyone off on a wild goose chase with the 
Pentax error!

Tom Hodge




On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Tom Hodge wrote:

> LUG,
> 
> Pentax makes/made one of these "all legs swing and rotate around to
> flatten" table top tripods - with a zip-up case - for a lot less than
> I've seen with the Leica name stuck on it!
> 
> I bought mine a few years back and paid, like, 16 bucks for it.  Gee, the 
> Leica name is wonderful but here's a case where an exact "me too" might 
> suffice.
> 
> Rgds,
> 
> Tom Hodge 
> 
> On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Bill Grimwood wrote:
> 
> > At 01:19 PM 4/23/96 +0200, you wrote:
> > >>I'm looking for information on a table-top tripod made by Leitz, or 
> > >>perhaps also by Leica (not sure). It's supposed to be very sturdy and 
> > >>folds sideways. That is to say that the legs rotate until the tripod 
> > >>becomes flad (instead of shorter). Sound familiar? Any information of 
> > >>where I might find one would be greatly appreciated.
> > >>
> > >>thanks,
> > >>
> > >>Sergej
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>********************
> > >>Sergej Zoubok
> > >>New York University
> > >>Department of Politics
> > >>SQZ1909@is2.nyu.edu
> > >>szoubok@bway.net
> > >
> > >
> > Leica makes a very nice table tripod as you describe.  It is catalog #
> > 14100.  I have one and take it almost everywhere.  I is nice also to install
> > a ball-and -socket head on top of it.
> > 
> > Bill Grimwood>
> > 
> > 
> 

In reply to: Message from Tom Hodge <thodge@charweb.org> (Re: FWD: Leitz (Leica) table tripod)