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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ball- or 3 way-head
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 10:25:13 -0800
References: <001001c04f1f$b233e5e0$c73ffea9@ELNred735i>
 
><Snip> 
> 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
> red735i@earthlink.net

Frank this is what Gitzo did with their new Centre Magnesium series ball heads.
They are NOT small but they ARE light!
mark rabiner
:)
http://spokenword.to/rabiner/
In reply to: Message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Ball- or 3 way-head)