Jerome FWIW, I'm now using a Gitzo 1548 CF tripod & the Kirk King Cobra gimbal head. I have no issues with the package other than the total weight of the system. I initially had an old Gitzo 1410 that also worked well with the setup. Igot the 1548 to reduce some of the weight I had to lug around.
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Help Needed: Sliding Bogen tripod legs > Christine, > > Thanks for the reply. For my lighter, less expensive tripod (3221) I do > have the tool you mentioned and know exactly what you're talking about... > but that doesn't seem to work for the 3036 for whatever reason. The legs > just keep on sliding... > > Thanks though. Hopefully Manfrotto / Bogen Co. will have some good news > for me. Or maybe one of the big glass wielders like Cassino or Waller will > chime in with a similar experience. > > ... ? > > >> Jerome: This happened to me on a different tripod & I had to take it to >> the >> camera shop to have someone tighten the lever screws. Also, I don't know >> about your tripod, but it turned out I had a little plastic screw driver >> gizmo that was attached to my tripod leg, which I can now use (now that >> I'm >> aware that it's there) to tighten lever screws. I have one of those >> tripods >> from Calumet Photo, not a fancy name brand, but maybe since you have >> levers, >> this might fix your problem. My problem is now fixed. Haven't had any >> problems. HTH. >> Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
