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This wooden tripod was purchased to support my digital view camera, but the camera weighs too much so I am offering this tripod for sale. Here is the B&H listing for the tripod, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/302818-REG/Berlebach_BE8043_8043_Wood_Tripod_Legs.html

Also included is the Extra Short Center Column http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/372125-REG/Berlebach_32060_Extra_Short_Center_Column.html which allows low shots.

This tripod has a leveling column which works very well. Here is the B&H Info:

Berlebach has been manufacturing beautifully finished pieces of German craftsmanship for over a century, and then as now the natural advantages of wood continually appeal to discriminating shooters. Handling a wood tripod in extremes of heat or cold is quite a different experience than that of a metal or even carbon fiber tripod. Wood just seems not to care.

But despite wood's impervious nature to temperature and its general asthetic appeal, the best reason to choose wood over any other material for a tripod is its incredible ability to absorb vibrations. Wood simply does not resonate vibrations such as other materials, instead it gobbles them up. A wooden tripod placed in a shallow stream may be vibrating quite a bit where the legs meet the water, but up at the column it is dead as a doornail. Putting a laser pointer on top of a metal, carbon fiber and wood tripod and shaking the legs of each clearly displays the advantage. The laser pointer's beam upon the wood tripod will have come to a rest much quicker than the others, and additionally its resonating disturbances will be smaller as well. This will assuredly show up in your pictures!

The 8043 is the flagship 3-section model of the Berlebach line. The center column is incorporated into a levelling base with a bubble level, and this provides 30° of quick correction in all directions. For many applications you wouldn't even need a tripod head at all, and of course the closer your camera is to the top of the tripod legs the better off you'll be.

Integrated levelling base and center column with bubble level 1/4" thread for tripod heads.
3-Position independent leg spread
Simple to clean
Leg locks which are unaffected by sand, mud or water
Dual spiked/rubber tipped feet
Classic stylish appeal

Specifications:

Maximum Height   68.9" (175.0 cm)
Maximum Height w/o Column Extended   49.2" (125.0 cm)
Minimum Height   20.5" (52.0 cm)
Folded Length   28.3" (72.0 cm)
Load Capacity   17.63 lb (8.00 kg)
Leg Sections   3
Leg Lock Type   Twist
Independent Leg Spread   Yes
Center Column Sections   1
Center Column Type   Rapid
Center Brace   No
Spiked Feet   Yes
Head Type   None
Head Mount Thread Size   1/4"-20
Weight   6.17 lb (2.80 kg)


Here is the B&H info on the short center column:

This Berlebach Extra Short Center Column (4", 10 cm) replaces the standard column on their tripods, and allows the user to take full advantage of the variable leg spread on these units, so that you are not inhibited by the length of the column as to how low you can go.

Ideal for low angle work. It is available with 1/4", Threads.

Photos Here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140666961472#ht_1432wt_1163

$295 plus actual shipping costs. Pay with Paypal with no penalty.
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