[LargeFormat] Majestic Tripods (was Re: Biggest is Best Maybe?)

[Les Newcomer]

On Sunday, June 29, 2003, at 08:48  AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
>    My largest is an ancient Saltzman tripod camera stand. This has the 
> same geared head the well known monopole studio stands have. Its 
> capacity is way beyond any still camera I can imagine. I can sit on 
> it. While it was made for location shooting its not exactly light. 
> Saltzman also made a side arm and a dolly for it.
>
> Richard Knoppow
>

I once mounted a 4x4 piece of plywood to a Saltzman and used it for 
table top photography.  If I wanted to tweak the perspective of the 
shot slightly, I just got the assistant to run under it and adjust the 
geared head.

Les