Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu> >Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:21:38 +0100 >Subject: [Leica] Arca-Swiss B1 and Really Right Stuff > >LUGers, > >Do you have experience with the Arca-Swiss mono ball B1 >and also with Really Right Stuff ? > >Thank you in advance, > >Lucien > Lucien, I have been using an Arca-Swiss mono ball B1 for the last 3 years for wildlife picture with a Nikkor 500 mm F4 AF and a F4 body, quiet heavy but very smooth; I have just one problem with it, if you look to it on an advertising they tell you that you can decide the level of hardness between 1 and 10 with a large button, some time this one can be locked because you turn it to far; the only way to be ready again is to turn it again too far to unlocked it, or you can make a special grip to turn your button in that special emergency. In any case, it is a wonderful ball, just be careffull with sands. Peter-John