Re: [Leica] tripod

["David Medley" <dmedley@whidbey.net>]

I got my Arca-Swiss  B-1  head at B & H photo in NY I think it was around
Aug. or early Sept. of 1997.

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> From: Jeff S <segawa@netone.com>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] tripod
> Date: Sunday, December 28, 1997 8:34 PM
> Cheers,

David Medley
Whidbey Is.   WA
USA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CapsTeeth <CapsTeeth@aol.com>
> >The Gitzo 1228 carbon-fiber is a great middle-of-the-road tripod which I
> use
> >with either a B1 or a smaller Bogen pan-tilt for everything except the
> heavy
> >artillery or the Leica M.  For the latter, (and for Nikon F3/FM2 and
> shorter
> >lenses) I really enjoy the lightweight compactness of the Gitzo 026 with
a
> >Kaiser "Backpacker" ballhead.  I replaced the center column with a Kirk
> short
> >post.  Although this tripod goes only about waist high, it is
surprisingly
> >sturdy.
> 
> I have been looking at precisely the same 026/Kaiser combo! Tell me, do
you
> find it awkward to kneel while peering through the M viewfinder, and do
you
> sometimes wish you had gotten the Gitzo 126 instead?
> 
> Curious to also know where everyone's getting the Arca B1, and how long
the
> wait was: My neighborhood dealer supposedly ordered me one back around
> August, and thus far, as produced no goods, and not given me a firm
price.
> 
> Finally, has anyone spent much time using Gitzo's 1349 or (especially)
1348
> tripods? The 1348 appears to be precisely what I've been wanting.
Ideally,
> between the 026+Kaiser and a 1348 w/B1, there would be no reason for me
to
> keep my present 226 Safari + Linhof Profi II. I am careful with my gear,
but
> do tend to drop my tripods more often than I'd like (Domke's tripod bag
> slips off my shoulder while I'm climbing over rocks, etc), so
> accident-proofness is always a plus.