Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of the handful of Gitzo tripod's I've acquired the one I got later for my 4x5 Cambo sheetfilm camera by far the biggest and heaviest was the one I used the most for ALL shooting in the studio with whatever camera often my M6's but also Hassy's and Nikons. EYE LEVEL steady as a rock. That's a long way up for a medium build tripod. A tripods biggest advantage is weight. Also its biggest dis advantage if you are out standing alone in the field in the middle of the Adirondacks. With no Adirondack chair. Mark William Rabiner > From: George Lottermoser <imagist3@mac.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:08:13 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: PS Re: [Leica] Re:HDR, Leica DMR and Nikon D3 > > You'd think it would be over kill for an M. > Yet, in reality mounting any camera on it, however large or small, is > a dream in the studio. > Rise, fall, any position or angle are all so fluid, easy and > instantaneous > that a tripod actually makes very little sense next to the UST. > One lever for up or down and 360? around the center column; > really nothing better for ease of precise camera positioning in the > studio. > And when locked down - the camera seriously does not move. > No client, art director or assistant will kick a leg. > Vibration is a non issue (unless you're near an active railroad track). > ;~) > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Jan 14, 2009, at 2:44 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > >> >> >> A bit of over kill for an M. ;-) Maybe for a R8/9 DMR combo OK. >> >> >> Gene -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser >> <imagist3@mac.com>: -------------- >> >> >>> for the "studio" >>> >>> Group43.html> >>> is the only way to work >>> floor to ceiling >>> rock solid >>> counter weighted >>> a dream >>> >>> ;~) >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> George >>> >>> george@imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 14, 2009, at 1:07 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>>> Here's one for the studio audience. >>>> Which tripod would you rather use: >>>> A Gitzo metal or a Bogan carbon fiber? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information