[Leica] looking for a lighter tripod

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Oliver,
Go to a well stocked photo store and examine the wide variety of
carbon fiber tripods available.  The king of the crop are the Gitzo
Mountaineer series but they are also the most expensive.  Velbon has a
fairly good range as well.

But tripods and heads are like bags, one that suits you may not suit
me.  However, you should be able to get the weight down to about 3-4
lbs with a stable tripod.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 7/8/05, Oliver Bryk <oliverbryk@comcast.net> wrote:
> For medical reasons I need to find a much lighter tripod without 
> sacrificing
> camera stability. Each of my two field tripods - an ancient Tiltall and a
> 5-year old Bogen Manfrotto - weighs about 7 pounds including a 3-axis head
> with reasonably long handles. (I do not like to use a ballhead.)
> Each tripod extends high enough to bring an M6 to eye level when needed;
> neither has a cranked center post.
> The Tiltall's legs spread at only one angle. Each of the Manfrotto's legs
> can be locked at one of 3 angles, and the clamp-type leg extension locks 
> are
> much more suitable for working in sand than the Tiltall's twist locks.
> I shall be grateful for suggestions and/or recommendations based on 
> personal
> experience.
> Oliver
> 
> 
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