Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan Honemann jotted down the following: > Yet another tape thread.... > > I bought a Gitzo 1227 tripod and a Bogen carbon one monopod over the weekend > (both wonderfully light). Took them out early Sunday morning in > below-freezing weather and found my fingers nearly frostbitten > carrying/adjusting them. > > What's the best tape to use to cover the upper segment? > I bought pipe insulation from my local hardware store, cut it off in lengths equal to the top segment of the tripod legs, slipped it on, and taped it into place with either gaffer tape or black duct tape. Works like a charm: I can take out my all-metal Tiltall in freezing conditions without a problem. M. - -- Martin Howard | "And many photographers will also appreciate Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | the separate control rings for focus and email: howard.390@osu.edu | aperture." -- Leica lens ad copy. www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +--------------------------------------------