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Gitzo logo

Gitzo S.A. is a manufacturer of photographic accessories, including bags, but specialising in tripods and supports.

History

Gitzo was founded in France by Arsène Gitzhoven in 1917,[1] initially producing wooden and metal cassette filmbacks, and later expanding to include a line of cameras, shutters, and cable releases.[2] Between 1942 and 1944 during World War II, the company produced military support systems.[2]

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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 photographs.[3] She and her husband became more and more dedicated to creating a range of high quality photographic tripods.[4] In 1950, Gitzo marketed its first tripod.

In 1992, Gitzo became part of the Vinten group (now Videndum), which also owns Manfrotto. Vitec are described in corporate literature as "a multinational holding company specialised in supporting professional photographers, broadcasters and filmmakers."[5] 1992 also marked the discontinuance of products outside camera support systems, including tripods, monopods, and tripod heads.[2]

Gitzo introduced the first professional carbon fiber tripod and monopod at Photokina in 1994.[2] The Gitzo factory in Paris was expanded in 1996 to Шаблон:Convert.[2]

In 2005, Gitzo completed their transfer of production from France to Italy, a process which began in 2001.[5]

Design

In August 1999, Gitzo unveiled their revised "Mk2" aluminum tripod range, eliminating the rivets in the joint connecting the leg to the shoulder and repositioning the center column lock on rapid models to above the 'spider'.[6]

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Gitzo 1541T Traveler tripod with reversible legs.

A number of different designs have been introduced under Vitec:

  • Explorer (2000) – legs may be locked at any intermediate position between 0° and 90°, and the center column may be inclined relative to the 'spider' where the tripod legs come together, allowing flexibility for close-up and macro photography similar to the movements afforded by the Benbo/Uni-loc tripod range.[7][8]
  • Traveler (2004) – legs may be swiveled up by 180° to nest the head within the legs for a more compact fold when traveling.
  • Leveling (2004) – center column may adjust by up to 12° from vertical to allow rapid leveling of camera.[9]
  • Ocean (2009) – stainless steel casting and sealed leg locks to minimize intrusion of corrosive environments, such as salt water.[10][11] Discontinued by 2015.[12]

Materials

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Modern Gitzo GT3541L with '6X' carbon fiber legs

Gitzo have used a variety of materials. Early Gitzo tripods and monopods were manufactured from aluminum alloys, finished in the characteristic 'noir décor' hammered grey powder coating process developed in the 1970s.[12] In 1994, carbon fiber legs were introduced into the range.[2] In 2004, Gitzo introduced a new "basalt" series with tubes manufactured from silica fibers drawn from crushed and melted basalt rock, touting its vibration-damping properties.[5][13][14] By 2015, carbon fiber was the sole leg material offered.[12]

Today, most cast parts (such as the 'spider' where the legs are joined) are made from magnesium, replacing the aluminum alloys previously used, although Gitzo have made limited production items with more exotic 'spider' materials, such as titanium (to mark their 90th anniversary) and carbon fiber (to mark their 100th anniversary).[15][16]

Naming

Gitzo used a series of names interchangeably with the current "series" notation:

Gitzo naming conventions[17][18]
Series Name Top tube diameter Maximum load Notes
00 Loisir or Table Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Loisir (French for 'leisure')
0 Weekend Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert "MonoTrek" combination monopod/walking stick with integrated ball head has a 20mm diameter top tube.[19]
1 Total or Sport Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Sometimes written as 'Tatalux'
2 Reporter Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert
3 Studex Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert Monopods offered up to "Studex" (32mm) diameter.
Inter Pro Studex Шаблон:Convert Compared to Studex, includes wing lock-offs on top tube and platform interchange system instead of center column, in common with Series 4 and 5.
4 Super Studex Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert In the 1987 catalogue, no wing locks and fixed leg spread (non-Performance).
Pro Studex In the 1987 catalogue, no wing locks and Performance variable leg spread. Later, wing locks were added to all Series 4.
5 Tele Studex Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:Convert

Gitzo also used the term "performance" to distinguish tripods which offered multiple leg angles of 24° and 55° (plus an additional 80° leg angle on Inter Pro Studex, Pro Studex, and Tele Studex models), compared with "standard" tripods that had a fixed leg opening angle of 24°.[20] "Mountaineer" tripods and monopods are manufactured with carbon fiber legs.[18][20] "Safari" tripods and monopods (now discontinued) featured an olive drab finish and reversed legs, where the largest-diameter section is on the bottom, to improve environmental sealing.[21]

When center columns are fitted to tripods, "rapid" columns are secured with a friction-based twist lock and "geared" or "crémaillère" use a rack-and-pinion mechanism to adjust column height coupled with a twist lock.[17] "Compact" and "geant" tripods feature more leg sections either for a more compact package when folded ("compact", typically four leg sections) or to reach greater heights ("geant", typically five leg sections).[22] "Compact" is also applied to special short rapid columns intended to allow the tripod to get closer to the ground.[23]

Model naming conventions

Products introduced after 2007 follow a standardized coding system:[5][11]Шаблон:Rp

G T S M L/H R F
Gitzo Type Series Material Le.g. sections Head type Release/Generation Features Family
B Boom - TableШаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Convert 		3 Aluminum 3 3 leg sections 2 2-way # Rev numberШаблон:Efn C CompactШаблон:Efn EX ExplorerШаблон:Efn
C Carrying
solutionШаблон:Efn 		0 Weekend
Шаблон:Convert 		5 Carbon fiber 4 4 leg sections 3 3-way   GT GiantШаблон:Efn F SafariШаблон:Efn
H Head 1 Sport
Шаблон:Convert 		7 Magnesium 5 5 leg sections 5 Off-center ball L LongШаблон:Efn LVL LevelingШаблон:Efn
K KitШаблон:Efn 2 Reporter
Шаблон:Convert 		9 Basalt 6 6 leg sections 8 Center ball O OceanШаблон:Efn Q Quick ReleaseШаблон:Efn
M Monopod 3 Studex
Шаблон:Convert 		    XL Extra-long S SystematicШаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn
S Accessory 4 Pro Studex
Шаблон:Convert 		  T TravelerШаблон:Efn
T Tripod 5 Tele Studex
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Notes

Шаблон:Notelist

For instance, GT3541L means the product is a Series 3 (studex) carbon fiber tripod with "long" four-section legs, release/generation 1.

References

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External links

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Catalogues

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