In case Gail Frantz misses this message, I suggest that you contact her and
take a look at her tripod and scope head. If money is no object, this is a
fine, sturdy system.

Elliot Kirschbaum
Baltimore, MD USA


on 8/13/04 7:44 AM, Rick Sussman at  wrote:

> In a message dated 8/12/2004 10:03:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>  writes:
> I have tolerated my Bogen tripod with all of its "idiot-syncrasies" for 16
> years.  It's time for a new one.  Any suggestions for anything better out
> there?  I am not that concerned about weight.  I am more concerned about
> stability supporting a Leica in the wind and also durability and
> reliability.  Thanks.
>
> Gene
> Gene,
> I think I have the same Bogen tripod, which seems always on the verge of a
> breakdown (when its not causing me to be on the verge of a breakdown!). As
> someone calls a good bird on the dike at X location, and I try quickly to get
> get
> my scope out and set up, invariably a leg tries to escape its socket, or bends
> at an angle its not supposed to bend at, etc. It is infuriating! And don't
> get me started on those horrible twist-and-lock black knobs, on the legs, of
> dubious design, whose small set screws are forever coming loose.
>
> SO having said all that, please keep us posted here for suggestions for a
> replacement, as I'm sure many of us can and will benefit!