Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/31

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Subject: [Leica] quick release plates
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Jan 31 17:10:32 2007
References: <F4679BD9-0333-4431-8C70-8908DEC647C1@mac.com>

George,

It depends on what you want to mount. I use the Wimberly head to  
mount 15 pound long telephotos and heavy zooms. Their standard P-10  
to P-50 plates are just fine for that. For that purpose they can't be  
beat. I also have a couple of custom, removable  tripod feet for my  
300mm and a couple long Nikon zooms. I don't use ball heads for the  
heavy stuff. I use Wimberly because you can buy it any place. I  
believe RRS and Kirk are mail order from their web site. I find  
Arcaswiss a little costly, but they started the system.
I do use a ball head for the light weight stuff, a body and light  
weight lens only. (not the Arca system).

Len



On Jan 31, 2007, at 5:16 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> Have any of you LUGnuts had occasion to compare Really Right Stuff,  
> Wimberly, Kirk, and Arcaswiss quick release hardware?
> Does it really matter which of these fine mfg's one chooses?
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
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