[Leica] Re: [rolleiusers] Wooden tripods

[martin at jangowski.de (Martin Jangowski)]

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, A. Lal wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> At the recent PhotoExpo East I was intrigued by the Berlebach wood tripods.
> Do any list members use them? If so, what do you think of them, and if it
> came down to choosing between  a medium sized Berlebach wood tripod or a
> carbon fiber competitor of similar quality, size and, hopefully, price,
> which one would you pick, or doesn't it matter? The tripod will be used 
> with
> 35mm and 6 x 6 cameras - SLRs, mostly.
>
> Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Feel free to mention brand names.

I own and love a Berlebach Report 9033. This thing holds everything from a 
Leica to a Mamiya RB (and even a Linhof Technika in a pinch). I use a 
Manfrotto 410 geared head on it. The best feature in my opinion is the 
builtin ball head, leveling the Manfrotto head is a joy. The only negative 
side: I'd buy the 40xx tripod with single leg extension. The 90xx gets 
a little shakey with a heavy camera and full extensions, but I use it 
seldom fully extended (I have a Linhof monster tripod for this...)

Gr??e aus Hohenlohe,

        Martin Jangowski

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