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Subject: [OM] Re: gorillapod slr zoom
From: Bernard Frangoulis <lists@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:16:56 +0100
Thanks Moose.

> > These days, my small tripod of choice (with the E-1 or the D200) is an old 
> > Leica table tripod (which I got for cheap on *Bay), with a small RRS BH-25 
> > tripod head. Not much bigger than the ultrapod, and inspires more 
> > confidence... Very stable.
>>  
>I have never managed to pick up one of those. They look very nice. The
>Ultrapod has the weight and strap advantage.

Right. The Leica tripod is metal, very sturdy, but of course heavier than the 
Ultrapod, and it has no strap. The legs are spread far apart (and adjustable 
around a "circle") and very steady.

>I'm thinking more and more that a slightly larger Ultrapod III with head
>attachment platform on top of the legs in place of the little "eye"
>might be better than them all.

True. An Ultrapod with a BH25 head would be great, light and stable.

Bernard
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