Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]r-glass wrap. Super easy to use, and it looks like it will do the job. Of course the last sections are now "fixed length", but at least I will have something until I save up enough pennies.... I think I will replace it with a Really Right Stuff one... On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 2:23 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > There is the difference ;-) Almost any heavy tripod would be best in a > car, but I prefer CF for walking any distance with a tripod! > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I think carbon fiber tripods are fairly delicate. I have an aluminum > Manfrotto tripod that I bought new when I was 15 years old that has bounced > around in the trunk of every car I have owned since I was 16. I am > 41 now, and that old tripod has lots of scuffs and scratches but it > functions perfectly, despite 26 years of hard use. I still use it every > day. I don?t think a CF tripod would have survived it all, and they?re so > damned expensive! > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 10/29/16, 4:59 AM, "LUG on behalf of Richard Man" > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > > >First, one of the locking mechanism on my CF tripod broke... no big > >deal, I duct-taped it together.. > > > >Then, another leg broke. As in, the carbon fiber leg section broke off... > >sigh, so I superglued it and duct-taped it. Not sure if it will work. > >We shall see. > > > >The tripod lasted 7 years? With lots of hiking mileage. > > > >Then my trusty 8 years old Olympus E-3, my only dSLR (ever!!!) becomes > >inoperative once in a while. Sigh, I don't use it much, except for > >events stuff, which I do may be 3-5 times a year... I can get another > >E-3 for > >$260 > >on eBay, but too poor for now. > > > >Ugh. > > > >-- > >"Some People Drive, We Are Driven" > >// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook > >and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>