Re: [Rollei] What's your favourite tripod?

[Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh >]

Rich

In fact, one of the Tiltall's legs unscrews to be used as a monopod.
However, I have not yet been able to figure out how to remove the
head itself from the center post so that I could attach it to the mono-
pod.

Do any of you know the trick?  Possibly Gene Johnson knows.

Jerry

tripspud wrote:

> Hi Dennis,
>
>       My vote for the original Tiltall as well.   Be aware that not only the
> quality has been lost in the current Tiltalls, but  some of the fittings
> have been changed.  I know this because I had a jammed foot/spike.
> I ordered a replacement foot, and the threads are different.  One of
> the Tiltall's featurees is the removable centerpost.  The centerpost
> can sometimes be used by itself as a short monopod.  The Titlall
> has enough length for most situations.  Some of the lighter tripods
> do not extend enough.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud  

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