[rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Wooden tripods

On Sat, 27 Oct 2007, A. Lal wrote:


Hello Everyone,

At the recent PhotoExpo East I was intrigued by the Berlebach wood tripods.
Do any list members use them? If so, what do you think of them, and if it
came down to choosing between  a medium sized Berlebach wood tripod or a
carbon fiber competitor of similar quality, size and, hopefully, price,
which one would you pick, or doesn't it matter? The tripod will be used with
35mm and 6 x 6 cameras - SLRs, mostly.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Feel free to mention brand names.
I own and love a Berlebach Report 9033. This thing holds everything from a Leica to a Mamiya RB (and even a Linhof Technika in a pinch). I use a Manfrotto 410 geared head on it. The best feature in my opinion is the builtin ball head, leveling the Manfrotto head is a joy. The only negative side: I'd buy the 40xx tripod with single leg extension. The 90xx gets a little shakey with a heavy camera and full extensions, but I use it seldom fully extended (I have a Linhof monster tripod for this...) 

Grüße aus Hohenlohe,

        Martin Jangowski

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