[Leica] Tripods versus Sandbags on the Serengeti

[Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

...as a veteran of backpacking on the Serengeti (to my knowledge this is not
allowed in Ngoro Ngoro), I say go for it!  As to taking long-lens photos
from your vehicle...rather than a tripod, I suggest the use of a beanbag or
sandbag to rest the lens while shooting, it's a lot easier than manipulating
a tripod.  I carry a couple of draftsman's leather sandbags (probably as
obscure today as slide rules, but they may be obtained from your friend in
petroleum field exploration if you can abide her company logo)  to rest an M
and 135 when I am uncertain of my own stability.

	Buzz Hausner

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jack F. Matlock [mailto:jfmatlo@ibm.net]
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 1:12 AM
To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
Subject: [Leica] Tripods

And, by the way, when you are in East Africa, it wouldn't hurt to put that
560mm 6.8 Telyt on a tripod.  Or a monopod, at least.  And have the driver
cut off the Land Rover engine.  (Please, don't try to backpack in Ngorongoro
Crater or on the Serengeti.  We really want you to come back!)

Cheers,

Jack