Name That Relic

[Michael West]

West German. That's a relic

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

That tripod looks sturdy enough to keep a Leica from wobbling.

[John R]

That tripod looks sturdy enough to keep a Leica from wobbling.

I think it's what I always wanted - a Linhoff tripod? Always struck me as the most solid tripod on the market, excluding those wooden surveyers tripods.

JR

[Michael West]

I think it's what I always wanted - a Linhoff tripod? Always struck me as the most solid tripod on the market, excluding those wooden surveyers tripods.

JR

Eric, John.

I shot that through the window of my favorite "camera" store..|

Never haing hefted such a beast I can only guess what it must weigh.

around 1K theyre selling for these days..

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I once had a nice, sturdy wooden tripod, back when I was shooting 8x10" and 4x5" film.

Next was a "light-weight" Gitzo tripod that I used for a couple of years. Now everything I shoot is hand-held with auto-focus zoom lenses.

I enjoy the complete freedom from tripods of all sorts!

[Michael West]

I once had a nice, sturdy wooden tripod, back when I was shooting 8x10" and 4x5" film.

Next was a "light-weight" Gitzo tripod that I used for a couple of years. Now everything I shoot is hand-held with auto-focus zoom lenses.

I enjoy the complete freedom from tripods of all sorts!

i used a tripod once...while testing one of my fathers may cameras 60 plus years ago...while he was setting up one of his "veiw cameras"..

My elder brother inherited all of Dad's photograpchic equipment...a steamer trunk case of cameras ...and associated gear.

[John R]

Today I use a carbon fibre tripod. Very expensive, but also my last tripod. It is about five pounds with camera and head. My aluminum Manfrotto, lasted 30 years. Replacing the parts got more expensive than it was worth. I just noticed the Linhof logo on your image. So it is indeed a Linhof. It was used mostly in the studio. Very heavy and very expensive even by today's standards. Like what a Leica is to the camera world.

[Michael West]

Today I use a carbon fibre tripod. Very expensive, but also my last tripod. It is about five pounds with camera and head. My aluminum Manfrotto, lasted 30 years. Replacing the parts got more expensive than it was worth. I just noticed the Linhof logo on your image. So it is indeed a Linhof. It was used mostly in the studio. Very heavy and very expensive even by today's standards. Like what a Leica is to the camera world.

I saw a few for sale on the web for well over a thousand bucks .

I suspect that if I had the occasion to make long exposures,...which I may some day that such a beast would be perfect .

given its weight I  doubt that the wind would affect its stability?