[Leica] CLE... ? OT?: Tripod for CL?

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Actually, I have a rather largish collection of tripodish things.  If you
are in a location that has lots of shelf like surfaces then a Bogen
superclamp and a ball head do wonderful things for cameras or lights.  Put
the correct size bolt through the handle of a sheet rock knife and you can
mount a camera almost anywhere there is a thin crack wide enough for the
knife.  Buy the correct size screw at the hardware store and you can screw a
bolt into a tree and mount a ball head on the other end so in any forest you
have a solid mount.

But for most just walk about photography, the legs of the Leica and a ball
head will do the job with little size, weight or preplanning.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 1/22/06, Digiratidoc@aol.com <Digiratidoc@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone use one of those clamps that takes a tripod head? Are they usefull?
> Seems like they'd be portable and one can usually find an object to clamp
> one
> onto. Any recommendations?
>
> In a message dated 1/22/2006 10:07:51 AM Central Standard Time,
> sethrosner@nycap.rr.com writes:
>
> >Don's way is my way
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com>
>
> >I carry a Leica large ball head and a set of legs in the outside pocket
> of
> >my Domke.  It is small, fairly light, very stable, and I can usually find
> a
> >surface to set or hold the legs on.  Trees, light poles, mail boxes,
> >whatever.
>
> >Don
> >don.dory@gmail.com
>
> In a message dated 1/22/2006 9:45:38 AM Central Standard Time,
> bruce@ralgo.nl
> writes:
>
> >I have been carrying the small Leica tripod (14100) with my gear for
> >years, but, I find it too slow to set -up. Instead I just use a
> >chamois, I always carry to wrap my Leica in, underneath and lay the
> >camera on a wall, lamp-post .......... whatever. It mostly works well.
>
> >B.
>
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