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Jan 24, 2014 12:16 |  #1

I would be very grateful for some help!

I have a Gitzo 1325 mk2 (so not a current one) tripod that I would like to fit with a leveling base.
Can I use the current Gitzo offering? Or, do I have to try and find one from the same period!?

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Jan 24, 2014 13:35 |  #2

My G1329 uses the same top plates as my GT3230LS so you should be fine with your 1325.


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Jan 24, 2014 13:46 |  #3

That's good to know, thanks!


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Jan 24, 2014 14:32 |  #4

The current Gitzo leveling base fits 3 and 4-series models from the 1980's, well before Gitzo started using the 4-digit model numbers. So yes, it will fit.


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Jan 24, 2014 16:04 |  #5

I use a Manfrotto leveling base on one of my tripods, particularly when I'm using a two-axis fluid head. The head does not tip, so I get it level from side-to-side with the leveling base.

There are tricks you can play by deliberately setting the leveling base off-level as well. It's a good tool to have.


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Jan 25, 2014 07:36 |  #6

Thanks for the help, I was worried I'd spend a few hundred and find out they weren't matched!


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