Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Johnston wrote: > > This is one of those "photographic myths" that just won't seem to die. > Like "fixer is heavier than water and sinks to the bottom of the > washer," etc. It derives from the fact that traditional surveyor's > tripods are made from wood. There is no truth to the myth. > Can you point to any studies on the matter? Intuitively, I feel that solid wooden tripod legs ought to be less transmissive of vibration than tubular steel, but I have yet to see any scientific treatment of the subject. I figure that a few tripods and a few accelerometers should be able to solve the issue. M. - -- Martin Howard | "Very funny Scotty. Now beam down Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | my clothes..." email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------