Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/19

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Subject: [Leica] Tripod recommendations
From: photo1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:41:41 -0400
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Ok, so if I understand what I'm seeing correctly, the Benbo is the
most flexible of the 3 at the expense of additional weight, but about
1/3rd the cost. The whole thing seems complicated enough so that I'll
have to get in to BH & see for myself before buying anything. Don, may
I ask what head you're using on the Gitzo?

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:
> Look at both the Manfroto and the Gitzo tripods with arms off the center
> column. ?Combined with a ball head you can get pretty much wherever you 
> need
> to go. ?If the Benbo's are relatively inexpensive where you live then that
> works as well. ?Like most things in photography you can get where you want
> to go in any number of ways; you just have to lay hands on the solutions to
> find the one that works for you.
> My preference is for the Gitzo, http://www.gitzo.com look at the Explorer
> series.
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM, <photo1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I really enjoy using my DR Summicron for close-ups. ... but it seems I'd
>> need a tripod with one of those cantilevered arms to steady it for long
>> exposures. Can anyone on the list recommend a tripod/set up for this?
>> Anything to look for ... or avoid?
>>
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