Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:58 AM 22/02/99 -0600, Eric wrote: > >I have seen many people use different colored tapes (not a joke this time, >guys) to wrap around metal tripod legs. Seems to work very well to protect >hands from sticking, much more comfortable. I'm about to do it to my silver >Tiltall. Just have to find the right tape. Go to a good sporting good store and pick up either some bicycle handlebar tape, some tennis racket tape, or something similar. Lowrey makes a grip and support tape which can be wrapped around the tripod leg and then secured with a round strip of tape at each end. It does fray after time though, which is something that good tennis racket or bicycle handlebar tape doesn't do. Also, instead of using electrical tape, try Renfrew tape, if you can find it. It has the same semi-gloss appearance of electrical tape, but it doesn't shrink with time in the heat the way electrical tape does. In a previous posting someone mentioned using pipe insulation. I find it to be too thick and foamy. Bicycle or tennis racket tape works great, and gives a good grip at 40 below or 40 above. _ [o] -GH