Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/08

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Subject: [Leica] looking for a lighter tripod
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Jul 8 17:14:14 2005
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Gitzo has a new small tripod, maybe called the "traveller" or something.
Folks up very small, and the legs "fold up" around the center column
and tripod head. Pretty cool, but it's almost $600.  A quick search on
B&H should turn one up.  Buddy of mine says that they can't keep
'em in stock.

Scott

Don Dory wrote:

>Oliver,
>Go to a well stocked photo store and examine the wide variety of
>carbon fiber tripods available.  The king of the crop are the Gitzo
>Mountaineer series but they are also the most expensive.  Velbon has a
>fairly good range as well.
>
>But tripods and heads are like bags, one that suits you may not suit
>me.  However, you should be able to get the weight down to about 3-4
>lbs with a stable tripod.
>
>Don
>don.dory@gmail.com
>
>On 7/8/05, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk@comcast.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>For medical reasons I need to find a much lighter tripod without 
>>sacrificing
>>camera stability. Each of my two field tripods - an ancient Tiltall and a
>>5-year old Bogen Manfrotto - weighs about 7 pounds including a 3-axis head
>>with reasonably long handles. (I do not like to use a ballhead.)
>>Each tripod extends high enough to bring an M6 to eye level when needed;
>>neither has a cranked center post.
>>The Tiltall's legs spread at only one angle. Each of the Manfrotto's legs
>>can be locked at one of 3 angles, and the clamp-type leg extension locks 
>>are
>>much more suitable for working in sand than the Tiltall's twist locks.
>>I shall be grateful for suggestions and/or recommendations based on 
>>personal
>>experience.
>>Oliver
>>
>>
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