Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a Bogen/Manfrotto which I like very much except for the head. Is the Arca Swiss B1 available in a configuration which would fit on my Bogen? Bruce S. - -----Original Message----- From: Duncan Young <dunk@mincom.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Gitzo ball head in Chasseur d'Images >On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Five Senses Productions wrote: > >> I don't know where the problems are that all of you have with Gitzo >> ball heads. I own a Gitzo carbon fiber Mountaineer tripod and matching >> ball head G1276. It is VERY well made, as all Gitzo products are, and >> it has very smooth and fluid rotation and panning. I have never had a >> problem with it at all. It is definitely a better head that the >> hard-to-release >> Bogen units I used to have. > >Granted that the Gitzo's are much better than the Manfrotto(Bogen) heads, but >I think most will agree that the Arca Swiss B1 is very hard to beat. > > Duncan > >