Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Tripod Lust
From: brougham3@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 05:29:06 -0600
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Jeff S <4season@boulder.net> wrote:

>G1128 Compact carbon-fiber tripod: It weighs almost nothing and feels a lot
>more rigid than the aluminum #126 tripod!

From the web site:

:: The Aluminium version has a maximum height of 162 cm (64 inches) and a
:: weight of 2,20 kg (4,90 lbs) while the three sections Carbon fibre
:: reach a height of 171 cm (67 inches) and 164 cm (65 inches) for the
:: four sections version; their weigh is 2 kg (4,41 lbs) and all three
:: models have a maximum recommended load of 6 kg (13 lbs).

The carbon fibre is only 10% lighter?  I figured they'd be significantly
lighter, especially for the jump in price.

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Tripod Lust)