Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ok, so if I understand what I'm seeing correctly, the Benbo is the most flexible of the 3 at the expense of additional weight, but about 1/3rd the cost. The whole thing seems complicated enough so that I'll have to get in to BH & see for myself before buying anything. Don, may I ask what head you're using on the Gitzo? On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote: > Look at both the Manfroto and the Gitzo tripods with arms off the center > column. ?Combined with a ball head you can get pretty much wherever you > need > to go. ?If the Benbo's are relatively inexpensive where you live then that > works as well. ?Like most things in photography you can get where you want > to go in any number of ways; you just have to lay hands on the solutions to > find the one that works for you. > My preference is for the Gitzo, http://www.gitzo.com look at the Explorer > series. > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM, <photo1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I really enjoy using my DR Summicron for close-ups. ... but it seems I'd >> need a tripod with one of those cantilevered arms to steady it for long >> exposures. Can anyone on the list recommend a tripod/set up for this? >> Anything to look for ... or avoid? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >