Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i find the #0 to be a compact and light tripod, very well made, but at its limits with the m6 and a moderately heavy lens like a 90 cron. it doesn't help things that the m6 has the tripod screw on one side. if i had only one tripod, the 1228 would be my first choice; i think it's rock-steady but not at all overkill for the m6. - -rei > From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> > I bought the pieces in the 70's, so they don't correspond exactly to > present products. The basic idea is that since the leg diameters are > standard, you can mix and match leg sections and columns. Therefore I > now have a 5-section #2 tripod that goes to over 2m, and the above > mentioned #0, which is a 4 section tripod that collapses to 34cm, and > extends to 144cm minus the head. It has a long double center column, > and longer than standard small diameter leg sections. It's not for > slr's, but with leaf shutter cameras and Leicas with not too big > lenses it's fine, and since it's small enough, I tend to take it more > places. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html