Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/19

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Subject: [Leica] Tripod recommendations
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:43:07 -0400
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Lew, I am primarily using one of the medium off center magnesium Gitzo
heads.  I find that the off center balls give me much more flexibility when
I have set up for one subject but find another wow image over there
somewhere.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Lew Schwartz <photo1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, so if I understand what I'm seeing correctly, the Benbo is the
> most flexible of the 3 at the expense of additional weight, but about
> 1/3rd the cost. The whole thing seems complicated enough so that I'll
> have to get in to BH & see for myself before buying anything. Don, may
> I ask what head you're using on the Gitzo?
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Look at both the Manfroto and the Gitzo tripods with arms off the center
> > column.  Combined with a ball head you can get pretty much wherever you
> need
> > to go.  If the Benbo's are relatively inexpensive where you live then
> that
> > works as well.  Like most things in photography you can get where you
> want
> > to go in any number of ways; you just have to lay hands on the solutions
> to
> > find the one that works for you.
> > My preference is for the Gitzo, http://www.gitzo.com look at the
> Explorer
> > series.
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM, <photo1716 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I really enjoy using my DR Summicron for close-ups. ... but it seems I'd
> >> need a tripod with one of those cantilevered arms to steady it for long
> >> exposures. Can anyone on the list recommend a tripod/set up for this?
> >> Anything to look for ... or avoid?
> >>
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Don
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Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Tripod recommendations)
Message from photo1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] Tripod recommendations)