[Leica] tripod suggestions

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Just a quick point - I personally think a Chinese make called Sirui is
almost as good as Gitzo/RRS, which means extremely good quality indeed, at
a fraction of the price. I have both a Gitzo 3 series/RRS BH55 and a Sirui
2205X/Arcatech GPSS (for travel) setup, so i have personal experience of
both. Both take a Sidekick without a problem, and balance my Nikon D850 and
a 200-400mm (my heaviest camera/ lens combo) sturdily and safely. If I were
buying a heavy duty tripod today, I would not look at anything else.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Doug Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> John McMaster wrote:
>
> >
> >I assume that is the older aluminium version?
> >
>
> If not aluminum it's cast iron ;) and it's certainly older.
>
> >
> >  Tall sturdy tripods are expensive, carbon fibre Gitzo or RRS....
> >
>
> The piggy bank has been prepared for the expense, any specific suggestions?
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >
> >It's time for a tripod upgrade.
> >
> >What I have now: a very used hand-me-down Gitzo Series 5 with 3-way head
> >
> >What I like: it's tall and solid
> >
> >What I don't like: it's heavy, the leg locks don't always lock and
> they're difficult for arthritic hands to operate.
> >
> >What I want: less weight, same height, better leg locks, similar
> sturdiness.  Head will be Acratech long-lens head with Wimberley sidekick.
> Biggest camera likely to include a 500mm f/4 with 1.4x extender.
> >
> >Suggestions?
> >
> >
> >Doug Herr
> >Birdman of Sacramento
> >http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
> >
> >
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