Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, A. Lal wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > At the recent PhotoExpo East I was intrigued by the Berlebach wood tripods. > Do any list members use them? If so, what do you think of them, and if it > came down to choosing between a medium sized Berlebach wood tripod or a > carbon fiber competitor of similar quality, size and, hopefully, price, > which one would you pick, or doesn't it matter? The tripod will be used > with > 35mm and 6 x 6 cameras - SLRs, mostly. > > Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Feel free to mention brand names. I own and love a Berlebach Report 9033. This thing holds everything from a Leica to a Mamiya RB (and even a Linhof Technika in a pinch). I use a Manfrotto 410 geared head on it. The best feature in my opinion is the builtin ball head, leveling the Manfrotto head is a joy. The only negative side: I'd buy the 40xx tripod with single leg extension. The 90xx gets a little shakey with a heavy camera and full extensions, but I use it seldom fully extended (I have a Linhof monster tripod for this...) Gr??e aus Hohenlohe, Martin Jangowski | Martin Jangowski E-Mail: Martin@Jangowski.de| | Netzwerke und Multimedia | | Voice: +49 7946/3723 Fax: +49 7946/940791 | | Snail Mail: Von-Olnhausen Str. 4 74626 Bretzfeld Germany |