Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] Light portable tripods WAS Christmas Picture Contest
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sun Dec 11 06:53:27 2005
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Hi Daniel,

I have the 1197, weighs only 1,2 kg. In total they have six basalt models.
Better check their website www.gitzo.com.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema


Daniel Ridings wrote:
> Thanks Michiel,
> 
> Basalt ... that's new to me. Do you think you could look it over and
> write off any model names or product numbers? There's a shop in Oslo
> with a fair amount of Gitzo stuff. Perhaps we have about the same
> needs? You and your 6x9 Linhof ... :-)
> 
> Best,
> Daniel
> 
> On 12/11/05, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>> Daniel Ridings wrote:
>>> Thanks for the attention you gave this Ted.
>>>
>>> This was a shot that caught me off-guard. I just happened to have my
>>> camera with me (well, I always have my camera with me, it just
>>> happened to be this lens and Neopan 1600 that day).
>>>
>>> I am seriously, and actively, looking for a tripod solution; one that
>>> I can conk around with me without too much fuss, a little sturdy
>>> carbon thing. Then it would have been possible to try some of your
>>> solutions. Some of them crossed my mind at the time.
>>>
>> Hi Daniel,
>>
>> A few weeks ago I bought a Gitzo made of basalt. Very sturdy, light
>> weight and almost half the price of a carbon tripod.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michiel
>>
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