Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I already bought the reporter version, and I LOVE it! One of my qualifications for my next tripod was that it be small, compact, and travel-able. The reporter is perfect for this, and I love the 6 inches or so it saves me in collapsed height when compared to my old Bogen. Francesco At 06:02 PM 1/23/98 -0800, Donal Philby wrote: >Five Senses Productions wrote: >> >> My first and only tripod, a heavy OLD Bogen, finally gave out yesterday! >> That gave me an undisputable reason to buy the Gitzo Mountaineer 1228 >> without getting into a fight with my wife! :-) >> >> We both had been eyeing this lightweight beauty on the rack in the shop for >> many >> months. I think I'll be carrying a tripod a LOT more now..... > >Francesco, >Consider the next size larger as well. It is similar to the "reporter" >I believe. Also a nice size and actually more weight savings by >comparison to metal version and 3 piece so quicker to set up. > >donal > >-- >Donal Philby >San Diego >http://www.donalphilby.com > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/