Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oliver Bryk wrote: > I just returned from 4 days of day-hiking in Yosemite with my M6 and my arms > are sore from lugging my 7.5lb Manfrotto up and down the steep trails. Can > anyone either share personal experience with carbon fiber tripods Oliver, I use a Gitzo 1228 for everything from 35mm to 4x5 and 6x17. It is a little undersize for 4x5 with longer lenses, but I hang a camera bag from the hook on the center post which reinforces it quite a bit and makes the tripod stable. I like the 1228 a lot; it's lightweight and strong, also collapses into a small and manageable package. I think it would be ideal for an M6 with any lens you want to put on it. I hope this helps. Richard Wasserman - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html