Re: [Leica] tripods was RRS QR plate

["Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>]

Couldn=B4t agree with you more! Raimo

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> From: jay coleman <jcoleman@interport.net>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] tripods was RRS QR plate
> Date: 14. toukokuuta 1998 19:53
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> Yes. I have used, and own, Benbo tripods.  I like them a lot.  They a=
re
> not perfect:  they are realativly heavy and have a relatively low
> maximum height.  They also take some getting used to in order to set
> them up.  But, the built-in "boom" center column is great; you can ge=
t
> the camera out and over things in a way that cannot be done with a
> regular tripod.  They are also very good for shots close to the groun=
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> I suspect they are best for nature photography although I have used t=
hem
> for portraits (camera over the lying down subject) in the absence of =
a
> studio camera stand or boom attachment.
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> I hope this helps.
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> Jay Coleman