Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Greg J. Lorenzo" wrote: > What do you use for a tripod and head for this lens? I have a couple of > Benbo tripods but this lens is way too heavy for the Trekker (my > favorite tripod) and perhaps even for the Benbo 2. My old Gitzo tripod > weighs a ton and never gets outdoors. Greg, With the Apo 280/2,8 (previous model like yours) equipped with a Wimberley plate P-30, I use the Wimberley Head + their Arca type clamp on a Gitzo Mountaineer Mk2 (Series 3) G 1348 model equipped with G1321 leveling base. <http://www.tripodhead.com/> <http://www.naturephotographers.net/gsplates.html> <http://www.gitzo.com/products/metric/tripods/mountaineer/rightscreen.php3> <http://www.gitzo.com/products/metric/video/accessories/rightscreen.php3> The reason I'm using the Wimberley Head instead of the Sidekick with the 280/2,8 is because it is not possible to have the Sidekick lock knob on the left hand and the R8 in portrait mode (vertical) with the motor grip in the right hand. And that because the tripod mount of the 280/2,8 goes only on 90° on each side of the normal position, instead of 360° on the more recent 70-180/2,8, 180/2, 280/4 and I think the Apo-Modul). Some users prefer to have the locking knob and the shutter release on the same side and then use the Sidekick with the 280/2,8. But on the other side, I'm using the Sidekick with the 280/2,8 on a Monopod, equipped with a RRS clamp, because on a Monopod I usually prefer to let the knob loose anyway. Some reviews: <http://www.naturephotographers.net/gs.html> <http://www.naturephotographers.net/dfs0500-2.html> <http://www.moose395.net/gear/wim.html> <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/wimberely_sidekick.htm> <http://www.naturephotographers.net/gsflashbracket.html> Lucien - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html