thank you Jeff. that does look good. A bit over my budget but I have 3 months to watch for it on ebay. DP > Dennis, I've been happy with my carbon fiber Manfrotto. It has clamps vs. > twisting leg-locks, a center column and reaches about 6 ft with my ball > head > mounted. > > Here is the current version that is closest to the one I've had for > several > years: > http://tinyurl.com/2eap52 > > I use it with both medium format (Rolleiflex and Pentax) and 35mm systems. > > Jeff > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dpurdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 3:23 PM >> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Wooden tripods >> >> >> I have a Zone VI wooden tripod. I used to use it for my 8x10 but on 3 >> or >> 4 occassions I have left the camera set up on the tripod at night and in >> the morning found it collapsed on the floor with a broken wooden camera >> that needs glueing back together. It turns out that when you leave it >> set >> up at night, one part or the other shrinks in the cold and the leg >> extension quit holding. I have a habit of tightening things only just >> tight enough. >> >> I am looking to get a Carbon Fiber tripod though I already have enough >> tripods to open a used tripod store. A large heavy duty Gitzo and a >> heavy >> duty Bogen a small Rollei tripod and a Tiltall along with the zone VI >> and >> a medium Gitzo for the 4x5. I pretty much hate all of them except the >> Bogen and the Rollei. >> >> I was hoping the conversation would lead to lots of recommendations for >> different Carbon Fiber tripods as I need to figure out what to get. >> Just >> for the Rollei, that does not have twisting leg locks and does have a >> center column and will go up to 6 feet and is sturdy and costs less than >> 300 dollars. >> >> DP >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Martin Jangowski" <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > To: <rolleiusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Cc: "Leica Users Group" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> > <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 11:56 AM >> > Subject: [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 >> > >> > I can't really add to this discussion since I don't >> > have either a Berlegach tripod or a carbon fiber one. I do >> > have three all wood tripods. I think at least some of the >> > properties attributed to wood have more to do with the >> > design than the material. The three are: a Crown Jr., made >> > by Graflex, I have an original tilt top for it. Second is an >> > Agfa/Ansco camera stand made for their view cameras, third >> > is a Reiss Model B. This is no longer made but has similar >> > characteristics to the current Model A, probably its a bit >> > lighter. I don't have a tilt top for it and am looking. I >> > found the Reiss in a surplus store for less than $20. It >> > needed some minor repair. Its very old and has had a hard >> > life, probably supporting some sort of surveying transit. >> > The Graflex tripod is usable but has nothing to hold the >> > legs in position. I made a chain from plumbing chain for it >> > but don't actually use it. The Ansco stand is beautiful but >> > too light for the cameras it was designed for. The Reiss is >> > extremely sturdy but I can't use it until I either find or >> > make a tilt top. >> > Tripods similar to the Berlebach were used for decades >> > for surveying instruments. The current surveying tripods >> > appear to be made of either carbon fiber or fiberglass. >> > For use with my Rolleis, and actually for a number of >> > cameras I mostly use an original Tilt-All. >> > While light weight is considered a virtue in tripods its >> > actually not. For best stability the tripod needs to have >> > some mass. For large format cameras there must be enough >> > mass to prevent the camera from being blown over by wind. A >> > stand light enough for back packing will be a compromise. >> > Other than mass stability seems to be a matter of >> > design. The Reiss is very stable and does not vibrate or >> > twist. I also have a couple of old Davis and Sanford stands. >> > These are partly wood and partly metal. They are very stable >> > and light enough to cart around in the car. >> > >> > --- >> > Richard Knoppow >> > Los Angeles, CA, USA >> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > --- >> > Rollei List >> > >> > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> > >> > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into >> www.freelists.org >> > >> > - Online, searchable archives are available at >> > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> > >> > >> >> --- >> Rollei List >> >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org >> >> - Online, searchable archives are available at >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list >> > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list