Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lookig over my inventory I see that most of my QR apparatus is Manfrotto, but hey I'm willing to change. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > My $0.02: > > Gitzo Carbon Fiber legs ( I guess that should be ... Leg?)..... and a head. > Or non- Carbon leg. > > The head is a choice between the Gitzo models ( which are ball centric or > ball offset) and something else. The Gitzo are nice heads, and easily > available used. > A lot like the ball heads, and the Really Right Stuff heads are really > nice. > I have a light weight manfrotto that comes as a QR model..... not mine, I > opted for less weight and no QR ( cheaper). > > The first question to ask.... do you want a light weight setup? Or is > weight secondary? Light = Carbon Fiber. ( but it is only 1 leg, so the > weight difference of Carbon Fiber vs not, is pretty small.) > Second Question... how much do you wish to spend? New? Used? ( heads can > cost upwards of $500.... plus the leg: a total of easily $1000.) > Third... Do you have a tripod QR system now? Do you wish to be compatible? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >