Re: [Leica] tabletop tripod

["Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>]

You can also put the bean bag on top of the tripod mounted camera to damp
vibrations, especially with SLRs without mirror lock up.  I remember that
was recommended for the early Pentax 6x7.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Roland Smith <roland@dnai.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] tabletop tripod


> My wife just made a bean bag for me with tiny plastic beads as a filling.
> It is quite light and appears to steady the camera well while allowing
easy
> shifting to get the proper framing and leveling. Also, it will serve as a
> cushion in my bag with camera and lenses.
>
> I am going to try to use it for those times I don't want to take time for
a
> tripod.
>
> Roland Smith
> roland@dnai.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Quinn <mlquinn@san.rr.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 5:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] tabletop tripod
>
>
> > on 1/9/00 10:29 PM, D Khong at dkhong@pacific.net.sg wrote:
> >
> > > There are the older version table tripods with shorter "column" and
the
> > > current one with the longer stem. Are there any practical differences
> > > between using one compared to the other?
> >
> > I carried one of the old ones with a small ball head in my bag for
years.
> I
> > cursed the weight most of the time, and really appreciated it when it
was
> > needed. Now I tend to leave it at home except on trips and curse myself
> for
> > not having it...
> >
> > Column length is important, but there's a weight and cost trade-off. On
my
> > version, column length is controlled by the ball head.
> >
> > With the small ball head (less expensive, lighter weight, short column)
> the
> > camera sits very close to the support (table or wall). That can make it
> hard
> > to get a level field of view without also getting a piece of the support
> in
> > the frame. It also forces you to really hug the wall and isn't quite
long
> > enough to use the "Chest support technique" comfortably.
> >
> > The large ball head is more secure, has a longer column, works better
with
> > long lenses on a SLR, and seems better in all ways except that it weighs
> and
> > costs more (and I don't have one)...
> >
> > I'm not sure about a longer column on the tripod rather than on the
head.
> > Sounds like a good idea, and should make the small ball head more
useful.
> >
> > Mike Quinn
> >
> >
> >
>
>