[Leica] Wooden tripods

[alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)]

Actually, I was curious about the vibration and damping characteristics of 
wood tripods as compared to similarly sized Carbon Fiber or Aluminium 
models.

A kilo here or there, is not all that important.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, 28 October, 2007 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Wooden tripods


>I suspect the desire to go either wood or CF is driven by weight.  What I
> have found is that you can substantially reduce the weight of your current
> tripod by  the correct choice of tripod head, without the big price of the
> CF legs....  Heads weigh as much as the legs, in many cases.
>
> Look at the Manfrotto 3275 / Bogen 410 model for an example.... more than
> sufficient for 35mm.....  Used a lot by 4x5 guys.  You could move down in
> features a step to the ball heads, more than sufficient for a Leica.... 
> etc.
>
> BTW, I went looking for a traveling tripod recently.... something to fit
> inside a carry on suitcase, suitable for Hasselblad or Leica.  After a lot
> of looking, the Gitzo 1228 won out.  The funny part is that I already 
> owned
> a 1228, and thus all my research just reaffirmed my old decision.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net