Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With all this tripod talk, I'm getting dizzy and increasingly attached to my beanbag. ric On Oct 28, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Steve Beyer wrote: > I remember reading pound per pound that the carbon fiber is more > stable.... ie transfers less vibrations that the Alum version of > the Gitzo tripods. It is important to add some mass to the tripod > legs to improve stability. This is easily accomplished by adding > some weight to the center column. A great use for the camera bag > out in the fiield. > > Steve > On Oct 28, 2007, at 11:25 AM, A. Lal wrote: > >> Actually, I was curious about the vibration and damping >> characteristics of wood tripods as compared to similarly sized >> Carbon Fiber or Aluminium models. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information