Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Ball- or 3 way-head
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 09:29:29 -0800
References: <3A12AB3A.DD2CF420@boulder.net>

At 08:18 AM 11/15/00 -0800, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>Now the rant..... if you can knock 3 pounds off the weight of a tripod set
>of legs using carbon fiber, why can't some intelligent engineer make a
>similar reduction in the weight of a tripod head?  The things are made from
>steel.  A change to aluminum would seem better, and titanium, better yet!
>Rant over.
>
>Frank Filippone

I use small and large Gitzo carbon fiber tripods. I also use the new Gitzo
magnesium ball and three way pan heads.

The 3 series large carbon tripod plus three way (G1371M) magnesium head
weighs a pittance compared to the steel Gitzo of the same size and the
steel three way and B1 heads that I used to use. B-I-G B-I-G difference! My
4x5 Technikardan and Hasselblad are quite at home on this, and the lot is
easy to carry to boot.

My miniature Gitzo carbon fiber tripod fitted with the new Gitzo (G1377M)
magnesium centre ball head, which I use with my M & R cameras, is really
easy to carry and use. The Hasselblad works on this as well.

I cannot conceive of using my 4x5 on a ball head. Talk about frustration!

Jim

Replies: Reply from Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: RE: Ball- or 3 way-head)
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