Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/08

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Trica
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:43:23 -0700
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George,

You are right again.  It will support a Minox B when used with the
tripod socket adapter.

It might support a point-und-shoot camera if the tripod socket is
right under the CG (Certre of gravity)

The store could not even use it to display their M Leicas!!

Jerry


George Lottermoser wrote:
> It does say in one of the specs I read
> "supports a point n shoot"
> I gather the ball head is simply a friction thingy
> without a proper lock down nob
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On Sep 8, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>
>> George,
>>
>> Small ball,  but it is there!
>>
>> The local Leica dealer gave me one of those Leica mini-tripods about 
>> four years ago.
>> They had ordered a dozen, but were unable to sell even one.
>>
>> It is totally useless!
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> George Lottermoser wrote:
>>> Still have my Tiltall ;~)
>>>
>>> I've not seen this little ditty before
>>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/30571-REG/Leica_14320_Mini_Tripod.html>
>>>  
>>>
>>> anyone have any experience with it.
>>> 3 oz !
>>> Says it has a little ball head on it.
>>> Can't quite see that.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>> On Sep 8, 2009, at 6:10 PM, Ric Carter wrote:
>>>
>>>> i'll settle for the $40 Tiltall i picked up a couple of weeks ago
>>>> ric
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 8, 2009, at 7:06 PM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _



In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Leica Trica)
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