Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]swinging the discussion yet further seaward... i have a carbon gitzo 1228 for my m6's. one of the leg locks turns, tightens, then makes a snapping sound and then is one turn loose, as if the screw threads are jumping. if i tighten up a little less, it seems OK. i'll confess to putting some effort into tightening the leg locks, particularly since if you don't tighten the upper locks on a gitzo, it's hard to tighen and loosen the lower locks because the tubes rotate. i've never had any trepidation about leaning on the locks for years with my old metal gitzo reporter and my little gitzo weekender. have i done a bad thing? is this an easy fix? :-( TIA, - -rei - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html