Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tripod myth
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 12:59:29 -0800

Martin Howard wrote:
><Snip> 
> 
> Can you point to any studies on the matter?  Intuitively, I feel that solid
> wooden tripod legs ought to be less transmissive of vibration than tubular
> steel, but I have yet to see any scientific treatment of the subject.  I
> figure that a few tripods and a few accelerometers should be able to solve
> the issue.
> 
> M.
> 
I would think the interspersed termites and other creatures living inside the
wood might absorb some vibration!
After all they are kinda soft and mushy!
What the heck is an accelerometer?
Metal seems very inorganic to me!!!!
Mark Rabiner!
:)