Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]beanbag and you can eat it if you get lost ric On Dec 13, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > On 12/13/2011 4:12 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> If I remember you well enough Peter you're on the tallish side like 5' >> 11". >> And tripods if they've got you slumped over you're never going to use >> them. >> You'll say "I don't use tripods they're awkward! Slow me down!" >> But if you had a taller better one maybe not. >> 30 bucks is basically nothing. >> You don't want to spend any money on a tripod. >> You already have one. >> 30 bucks is half the amount you'd want to pay for a tripod head. The key >> piece of gear as important as your tripod itself. >> Get a Manfrotto. >> But the cheapest I'd go it a Tilt all which used to go for 99 bucks and I >> bet that's their used price now if not cheaper. The head is bottom line >> its >> not a ball head. >> Get a used Manfrotto. That's Italian for Bogan. They own Gitzo. >> Now only will you own it you'll use it and it wont embarrass you. >> Its what serious photogs get when they don't want to pay for a Gitzo. > I'm getting an education on tripods. I hauled my Gitzo 2030 with > Manfrotto head all over Yosemite a few weeks ago, and it gained a pound or > so each mile, but then it works for 4x5 field cameras as well as digital. > So, I was looking at the Gitzo Mountaineer carbon fiber tripods. But, the > Grail seems to be the Really Right Stuff Versa carbon fiber tripod and > 35mm ball head. Light, no center column to waiver, but...like $1,600 > with their ball head. Choke, choke, but then issue resolved. Maybe Santa > will bring one, cc to spouse. > > Ken > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information