Table tripod for TLR

[Rogier]

I tried a larger Gorilla pod but this thing vibrates like a leaf in the wind.

Looking for a good table tripod with a ball head.

Thanks,

Rogier

 

[Larry H-L]

Leitz table tripod, lots on the bay.

 

[Rogier]

I am looking at those. Stable enough for a top heavy Yashica TLR?

 

[Larry H-L]

As long as you have the camera fairly vertical.

I can't think of any table pod heavy enough to allow a significant tilt up or down. A ball head attached to a flat piece of plywood might do it.

 

[Rogier]

Any thoughts on the Slik Mini Table Tripods ?

 

[mike rosenlof]

I like the leitz table tripod. Stable enough for a Mamiya TLR if it's close to vertical. Haven't tried it much tilted.

The Slik certainly wins on price, but Leitz rarely wins on price. Sorry, can't help there.

 

[axiom]

Berlebach minipod
You can spread the legs wide to those top heavy TLR's.
Wood damps very well.
(I do own both the Leitz tripod and the Berlebach)

 

[t.s.k.]

Sorry, no opinion on the Slik.

The Leitz table tripod is plenty strong for any TLR...Glowlandflex notwithstanding 🙂
I wouldn't have any issues using the Leitz ballheads either under said camera with one exception...the small black ballhead.
This late-model head has a reputation of slipping badly. It has no funky Leica code, but rather a model number ( eg. 1411... )

OR just get a Berlebach. Rumor has it that you can change a tire with it 😀

 

[Tom A]

I use Leitz table top tripods a lot. Over the years I have accumulated multiple ball heads - and I agree, the small black one is only good for a light camera (M with a modest lens). The taller ballhead is solid - but look for the ones with a metal "lock" on it. That seems to work the best. I have used Hasselblads and Rollie's on these tabletop tripods - with fairly good success. If you tilt it too much down - it can do a "face plant" - the trick is always to have one leg in the lens axis direction.
The small black head is good for a light source (Waferlight LED source) or for holding a small reflector. The larger ones can hold just about anything.
It will also make a good chest pod - with one leg "down and the other two spread towards the shoulders. You need the taller head though for this - at least with a M or SLR.
The later version is grey hammertone and lack the rubber feet which is irritating(though I found that old style erasers for pencils can be pushed on them as an anti-slip.
The Berlebach looks really good, never tried it - but it is a bit bulky in a camera bag.
Airport security is always interested in the Leitz one - has a bit of a "gun-like" profile on the screens!

 

[back alley]

i have a gitzo table top that looks like it would do the job...

 

[Rogier]

Thanks for all the input , any taughts about bean bags?

 

[Spavinaw]

If you like the Leitz tripod, check out the Polaroid copy. The price is right, and it holds my TLR's just fine.

 

[Waus]

I use a Manfrotto 210b table tripod a lot, bought it 15 years ago...

 

[Spavinaw]

P.S. --With the Polaroid table top tripod oriented so the longest leg is forward I can tilt my Yashica TLR all the way to 90 degrees forward ( lenses are looking straight down).

 

[besk]

I use the smallest Really Right Stuff ballhead with the Leitz tripod. They seem to be made for each other and more than sturdy enough for my Rolleiflex.

 

[Rogier]

P.S. --With the Polaroid table top tripod oriented so the longest leg is forward I can tilt my Yashica TLR all the way to 90 degrees forward ( lenses are looking straight down).

Is this the Polaroid model?

 

[Roger Hicks]

UltraPod II. I have one. Brilliant!

http://www.industrialrev.com/ultrapod-ii.html

Cheers,

R.

 

[whitecat]

+1 on the Ultrapad.

 

[t.s.k.]

The Ultrapod is a sweet mini tripod but it certainly isn't high on my list to mount an expensive TLR. YMMV.
I would consider it when I have nothing else...however, it's perfect as a chest pod.

 

[Spavinaw]

Rogier--That is not the Polaroid tripod I had in mind. See ebay auction 181037574322 for an example.