Buddy;
The older ones were a pain. Difficult to turn, had to use 2 hands. I
had a carbon fiber with the old style and found one more problem: the
glue didn't hold! At least on the carbon fiber legs. I was putting the
tripod up in Yosemite and ..oops..one leg came off in my hand at the top
joint. I had my Bogen with me too, so the trip wasn't lost.
The good news: I called my dealer and Gitzo upon my return to find out
how they wanted to handle it. Just send it in, we'll take care of it. I
sent the broken tripod back and they sent me a brand new one. (The
Gitzos are covered by a lifetime warranty.) Same model, but it has a
slightly different leg lock and supposedly better glue.
Well, the new leg locks work much better. You still have to twist em
the same way, and sometimes have to use 2 hands, but they're smoother
and easier to twist.
george
PS Buddy, your Zuiko 2X has a tripod collar?
Buddy Walters wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:Frank Ernens
> The leg locks are a pain but not as bad as Gitzo ones.
>
> ------------------------
> Hi Frank and all other Gitzo lovers <g>,
> There seems to be a lot of bashing recently toward Gitzo's leg locking
> mechanisms.
> I was wondering what you do not like about them?
> Buddy
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