At 12:13 PM +0000 9/1/02, olympus-digest wrote:
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:27:21 +0000
>From: bsandyman@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Is it a fang if it's not an oly? Or can someone help me with
>this tripod?
>
>I was doing the rounds of the local photo stores and
>found a Bogen 3205 which had seen better days. The price
>tag was shocking though. (To me anyway.) $15
>
>So I asked a clerk if there was some mistake and no there
>was not. The reason is that One of the turns to hold the
>telescoping leg in place is missing and has been replaced
>with a regular screw and a nut.
>
>I figured, $15 was not a lot of money, even if I decided
>I didn't like it. Since it was the bottom most portion of
>the leg I could leave it extended all the time with only
>a little inconvenience. If I could repair it i could sell
>it for more then I got and use the money to trade up.
>
>So is it a fang?
>
>Does anyone have advice on where I can get the hardware
>to return the one leg to full function?
Yeah. Bogen does repairs and sells parts. I've dealt with them; no complaints.
Joe Gwinn
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