>my crack about the "lead alloy" was apparently an insider joke(inside
my
>head only) I am actually a more capable machinist than jokester.
I thought your commnet was humorous. Bogen, for example, appears to
make some of thier heads out of cast iron.
>
>about my reservations, I seem to have offended some users with my
comments,
>but I certainly didnt intend to. The "benbo mystique" I referred to I
>wanted to mean the reputation I thought it may have among those with
no
>direct experience of it. I mainly wanted to warn those on the brink
of
>buying one, especially if their into fit and finish, to GO SEE FIRST
before
>taking the plunge.
>
I know exactly what you're talking about. Benbo's are held up high as a
sacred photog's holy grail. It's nice to seem them in a different
light.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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