Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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? ======================================================= I'm disappointed that my favorite tripod brand is no longer around. I like the Welt Safe-Lok (two section) designs (in conjunction with a ball head). These have a larger lower section sliding over the upper, with locking levers at the top. The ones with rubber feet can be put in water or snow without crud getting into the mechanism, and the height can be changed fast on all three legs simultaneously, without having to manipulate many separate catches, or bending down. I'm hoping mine keeps going as long as I need it. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/