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Gitzo aluminum series 2 'Reporter Performance' tripod with 4-section legs, in 'noir décor' powdercoat finish c.1980s During the late 1940s, tripods and tripod heads were introduced into their product range, and shortly after, Gitzhoven retired in 1960, succeeded by his daughter, Yvonne Plieger, [ 2 ] who also modeled in early Gitzo advertising ...
The company was founded in 1956 as SLICK Elevator Tripod Co., Ltd. by a mechanical engineer and photography enthusiast, Takatoshi Shiraishi. Shiraishi started designing and building his own tripods in a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, in 1948. In 1963, the company name was changed to SLICK Tripod Co., Ltd.
A tripod with flexible legs permitting it to grip to some objects. Small tabletop tripods (sometimes called tablepods) are also available, ranging from relatively flimsy models costing less than US$20, to professional models that can cost up to US$800 and can support up to 68 kg (150 lb). They are used in situations where a full sized tripod ...
The M192 Lightweight Ground Mount is a tripod fielded by the United States armed forces. It was designed and developed by Capco, Incorporated under contract through Picatinny Arsenal to replace the M122 tripod. [1] The United States Army named the tripod one of 2005's top ten inventions. [1] It was designed for use with the M249, M240B, and M240L.
He favoured the Gitzo tripod, extremely heavy and rugged. He used Dyna-Lite studio equipment and Plume and Chimera softboxes. He was very particular about the quality of light put on his clients. Mader used between three and five Profoto strobe lights, overpowering sunlight and shooting at 500/th of a second at f/22.
The soldier will experience less weight burden with the M205 Lightweight Tripod than with the standard M3 Tripod (50.3 lb (22.8 kg), including the pintle and T&E), and will be able to take advantage of the enhanced tripod's integrated traverse and elevation mechanism for quicker, more accurate target engagement.
Mike Trim is a British artist and miniature model-maker known for his design work on the TV and film productions of AP Films in the 1960s. [1] He is also remembered for illustrating the cover of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978), which depicts a Martian tripod striking down HMS Thunder Child.