Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lew, I am primarily using one of the medium off center magnesium Gitzo heads. I find that the off center balls give me much more flexibility when I have set up for one subject but find another wow image over there somewhere. On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Lew Schwartz <photo1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com