Old 1950's Gitzo Reporter tripod

Old 1950's Gitzo Reporter tripod
The legs seem pretty wobbly to me but the head works well:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=Misc/photography/2005-02-18-tripod
Is this thing any good? Could I get different legs for the head?

paul writes:

Old 1950's Gitzo Reporter tripod
The legs seem pretty wobbly to me but the head works well:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=Misc/photography/2005-02-18-tripod
Is this thing any good? Could I get different legs for the head?

I must admit to thinking a tripod that is wobbly with the equipment you use
kind of misses the point of using a tripod on the first place. However,
sometimes you can hang more weight on a tripod to stabilize it, such as
drapping a heavy camera bag over it.

--
Michael Meissner
email:
http://www.the-meissners.org

Try tightening the bolts at the top of the legs.




"paul" wrote in message
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Old 1950's Gitzo Reporter tripod
The legs seem pretty wobbly to me but the head works well:

http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php...05-02-18-tripo
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Is this thing any good? Could I get different legs for the head?

I guess I really don't know what is good or bad. I did some time lapse
in the wind and it moved. I tried the weighing down idea & that seemed OK.

The real problem is the leg tighteners are too cumbersome to adjust.
Maybe they could be cleaned to work smoother but it is a real pain to
extend & collapse.

Comparable new legs from Gitzo are close to $300 if the head still fits.
I don't know if that'd be worth doing.




RSD99 wrote:

Try tightening the bolts at the top of the legs.




"paul" wrote in message
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Old 1950's Gitzo Reporter tripod
The legs seem pretty wobbly to me but the head works well:


http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php...05-02-18-tripo
d

Is this thing any good? Could I get different legs for the head?