Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_044B_01BF481A.FA9854E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Caspersen To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 10:34 PM Subject: [Leica] tripod recommendations Looking for tripod recommendations. I use an M6 with 35 and 50mm lenses and an R6 with a 90mm. Shoot landscapes quite a bit, particularly in the Southwest (in sandy locations). Don't want a tripod that is heavy, just something light-weight but very stable. Recommendations? Thanks. After breaking my back with Manfrotto 144 for years, I broke down and bought a Gitzo 1227 carbon fibre tripod. Even though it weighs little more than half of the former, it is more secure, and even has a wider adjustability. With a Leitz ball head, it's a formidable combination even for lightweight 4x5s. - ------=_NextPart_000_044B_01BF481A.FA9854E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt ‚l‚r = ‚oƒSƒVƒbƒN">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt ‚l‚r = ‚oƒSƒVƒbƒN; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:caspersens@netgate.net" = title=3Dcaspersens@netgate.net>Steve=20 Caspersen</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt ‚l‚r = ‚oƒSƒVƒbƒN"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us"=20 = title=3Dleica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>leica-users-digest@mejac= .palo-alto.ca.us</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt ‚l‚r = ‚oƒSƒVƒbƒN"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December = 16,=20 1999 10:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt ‚l‚r = ‚oƒSƒVƒbƒN"><B>Subject:</B> [Leica] tripod=20 recommendations</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Looking for tripod = recommendations. I=20 use an M6 with 35 and 50mm lenses and an R6 with a 90mm. Shoot=20 landscapes quite a bit, particularly in the Southwest (in sandy=20 locations). Don't want a tripod that is heavy, just something=20 light-weight but very stable. Recommendations? =20 Thanks.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>After breaking my back with Manfrotto 144 for years, = I broke=20 down and bought a Gitzo 1227 carbon fibre tripod. Even though it = weighs=20 little more than half of the former, it is more secure, and even has a = wider=20 adjustability. With a Leitz ball head, it's a formidable = combination even=20 for lightweight 4x5s.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_044B_01BF481A.FA9854E0--