Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 21 May 1996, joe b. wrote: > Which leads me to my next question. I'm not up to carrying a normally > heavy tripod around due to current health factors, but I've been aware > of very much lighter tripods (the kind that serious photographers might > be tempted to laugh at) made by Vivitar and others and wonder if anyone > has any thoughts on the use of such with an M6. No mirror shock, and > obviously depending on no wind!- maybe this is a viable proposition? > Bear in mind, I can't usually carry the normal heavier "carriable" kind > anyway, and can't bend to use a very short one either, and so this is a > serious question. Responses along the lines of "Personally I always > carry a heavy brass Gitzo Killer-Brute tripod with 5" solid granite ball > head" will not be considered helpful! Any opinions? There was some discussion of tripod stability vs portability on the Large Format list a while ago. A number of people there claimed that they had been able to get very good stability out of light tripods by making use of a device (the name of which I have forgotten) which consists of some kind of a small bag that can be filled with material at the site - rocks, gravel, dirt - and hung from the centre post. Perhaps something like that would be of assistance to you: I am sure that you could rig something for yourself. Hope this helps Gary