Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/29

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Subject: [Leica] Wooden tripods
From: imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)
Date: Mon Oct 29 12:14:53 2007
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My experience suggests that wooden tripods offer superior vibration  
damping in relationship to weight of the tripod.
For me it has always been either big and heavy or wood and lighter.
However, like others, budget has meant I have no direct experience  
with basalt or carbon versions.
I have 4 Gitzo aluminum tripods from one of their biggest (gets up to  
close to 10 feet with center column fully extended) down to the  
little reporter (and even a smaller copy version); as well as a  
wooden, 60 year old Camera Equipment Co Professional Junior, which  
has become my first choice for rock solid support for any format.

YMMV.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com



On Oct 28, 2007, at 10:25 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.
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