Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/13

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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: Leica carbon fiber tripod and new ball heads
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 15:27:21 -0400

My feeling exactly. Their clientele are not idiots. Hopefully.
Why buy a tripod for a camera company?
Tripods and heads are way more mechanical works of art then they were in the
old days. One doesn't dabble init.


On 10/13/13 2:10 PM, "Scott Gregory" <scottgregory at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> 
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica carbon fiber tripod and new ball heads
>> 
>> Personally I wonder why they bothered. With the beautiful Gitzos out there
>> and Really Right Stuff products with their wonderful Ball Heads, just 
>> because
>> there's a Leica dot on it, not enough really. At least in my mind.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>>> On Oct 12, 2013, at 9:13 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes I see its in Emmendingen between Strasburg and Basel.
>>> It looks like the stuff. Same joints. Slightly swollen looking tubing.
>>> Less gorgeous than Gitzo by a long shot.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 10/12/13 6:58 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Probably these
>>>> 
>>>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Flm+tripod&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&;
>>>> sts
>>>> =ma&Top+Nav-Search=>
>>>> 
>>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 11, 2013, at 9:19 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I see its they're made in Germany and whom on all the other stuff.
>>>> 
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