Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 29, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted September 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) What's the best Tripod for the Leica M9 for traveling, must be light and strong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted September 29, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted September 29, 2012 Try a search for "tripod" here there will be dozens of threads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedigitalbean Posted September 29, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted September 29, 2012 I used a Benro C1190T for a trip through Spain and it was both light and quite sturdy for the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 29, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted September 29, 2012 I used a Benro C1190T for a trip through Spain and it was both light and quite sturdy for the M9.I was going to look at one of those, thanks for the heads up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted September 29, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted September 29, 2012 Gitzo Traveler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainLandry Posted September 29, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted September 29, 2012 Gitzo Traveler. Â +1 for the Gitzo traveler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 30, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted September 30, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Neil, Â The tripods mentioned above are all nice & will all do the job quite well. Â What about considering a small, solid table tripod w/ soft, non-marking slippers. Make sure it has a large ballhead & a cable release. Don't forget your rigid lens hoods. Rigid lens hoods are more for protecting against inadvertant impact & damage than for flare suppression. Also a cable release. Â This combination is easier to carry & you will be surprised @ how many places you can find to use it: Against walls & inside door frames. Against a tree, rock or a car w/ the engine turned off. Even on a table or on a stack of books on a table. The more you use it the more places you find to use it. Including many places that do not allow standard tripods. I pretty much have given up using a full size tripod @ all. Â Against my chest it gives me +2 stops of stability. Sometimes the cable release alone w/o the tripod gives me added stability or other options. Â A small, solid table tripod w/ soft slippers like a Leitz/Leica 14100. Leitz/Leica makes a nice large ballhead also. They last forever & always work. Get a really good cable release. I use a Linhof & a Kodak #1. Damaging a rigid lens hood instead of a lens element or a focussing mount is a really small price to pay & you get to keep using your lens that day. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted September 30, 2012 Share #8  Posted September 30, 2012 I was going to look at one of those, thanks for the heads up  Yes, I think you do owe these at least a good look; I've got one for my second small "travelling" tripod. It's well made, and excellent value. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted September 30, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted September 30, 2012 The M9 doesn't need anything different in the way of tripods from the M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7 and M8. Or any other smallish hand camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted September 30, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted September 30, 2012 I suggest a Feisol CT-3441SB carbon tripod. Tiny when packed up, and light but rigid. Â I'm sure table tripods are good in the right place, but I think its best to choose your own viewpoint and not be beholden to a table or rock or tree. I've never known them to have a better opinion on the scene than me. Â Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Jenkin Posted September 30, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted September 30, 2012 I got a 3-Legged-Thing "X1 - Brian" for my 50th birthday last year. Absolutely superb. Small, light, very sturdy and very portable. Worth a look at the website: Â Camera Tripods, Head & Accessories By 3LeggedThing.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted September 30, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted September 30, 2012 I have the Gitzo 1542T carbon. It's great but I think I over spent for my needs. I think it really depends on how much and where you will use it to justify the much higher price. It is amazingly light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 30, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted September 30, 2012 "Best" will depend on what you need it for. Â Do you need to be able to work at ground level? If so you need a tripod with legs that split wide. A good sturdy one is the Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro. It goes down to 10cm and up to 178cm, can take 7kg and collapses to 65cm. At 2,4kg however it isn't very portable. Â Do you need to work in odd angles and away from the centre of the tripod? Then there are those which allow lifting out the centre column and putting it horizontally. The 055 does this eminently and I often use mine for studio work at home. Â The M9 is, by any definition from a tripod perspective, light and so you can quite easily go for light tripods. I have a Manfrotto Digi 724B which is several years old but still works like a charm. Weighs 1,41kg, collapses to 50cm, extends up to 164cm and can take 3,5kg weight. Â Edit: I prefer legs that have clip locks, which are much faster to adjust than the twist-locking legs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 30, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted September 30, 2012 "Best" will depend on what you need it for. Â Â Edit: I prefer legs that have clip locks, which are much faster to adjust than the twist-locking legs. It will mainly be for my wife and her XPro1I disagree about the clip locks I had a Manffroto with the clip locks befor and my Gitzo is much faster IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 30, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted September 30, 2012 I thought she had a D800? Â She will need a different weight tripod for one of those Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 30, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted September 30, 2012 I thought she had a D800? Â She will need a different weight tripod for one of those Andy, She didnt like the D800 as it was too heavy with the 28/300mm so we took the 28/300 back to the shop and got her a XPro1 instead and she loves it so the D800e is back in my bag:D:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 30, 2012 Share #17  Posted September 30, 2012 What's the best Tripod for the Leica M9 for traveling, must be light and strong  I answered this question of yours which evidently is open-ended in character bar the fact that the tripod you sought advice upon must be "light and strong" and for the M9.  For a compact you can go with almost whatever.  I hope your wife will be happy with the tripod for her X Pro 1. Though I suggest you instead get her a tripod for the Nikon D800. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 30, 2012 Share #18  Posted September 30, 2012 I answered this question of yours which evidently is open-ended in character bar the fact that the tripod you sought advice upon must be "light and strong" and for the M9. For a compact you can go with almost whatever.  I hope your wife will be happy with the tripod for her X Pro 1. Though I suggest you instead get her a tripod for the Nikon D800. To be honest the tripod is for the XPro1, as I already have a tripod that I use for my M9 and D3s/D800e.................it was going to be tough asking this forum for something for a Fujifilm XPro1:eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted September 30, 2012 Share #19 Â Posted September 30, 2012 She will need a different weight tripod for one of those The Gitzo 1541T seems a popular choice on other forums............are you thinking the same Andy?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 30, 2012 Share #20 Â Posted September 30, 2012 No idea. I have a Manfrotto 190B and am perfectly happy with it. I will not be buying another one as I already have one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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