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    Re: Best 8x10 Antique Wood Tripod

    I have never seen Dann's type before, and I've seen and sold a lot of tripods. Looks good though. The Crowns are made of cherry wood.

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    Would this work?

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    Re: Best 8x10 Antique Wood Tripod

    Quote Originally Posted by goamules View Post
    I have never seen Dann's type before, and I've seen and sold a lot of tripods. Looks good though. The Crowns are made of cherry wood.
    Cool! With further investigation I found the manufacturer's mark . . . Rochester Optical Co.; It is impressed in the wood under the base plate.

    I found what appears to be the tripod in their 1896 catalog. Labeled as the Carlton's Sliding Tripod.

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    Re: Best 8x10 Antique Wood Tripod

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    That looks like a light amateur cine tripod for a small 8mm or 18mm movie camera. Not for 8x10.

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    Re: Best 8x10 Antique Wood Tripod

    Agfa/Ansco made a tripod with a "geared" triangular center post that had a unique wobble movement when cranked up. Big camera platform too. It is the tripod holding up my Kodak 2-D on the front page of my website.
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    There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!

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    Decided to just get a modern tripod and make a mount. I ended up finding this tripod from someone from work. I build a stained wood base on it and it works great

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    Re: Best 8x10 Antique Wood Tripod

    Keep an eye out for Burke & James wood tripods as well. I have one that came with my Kodak 8X10 2D. Not the first tripod I would reach for, but it is made with wood. They are kind of fugly looking, so they don't sell for too much $$$

    The other wood tripod that I have adapted for the 8X10 camera is a Miller motion picture tripod. The older Miller wood tripods are made in Australia and sell for cheap. I found it on evilbay for $50 from a local (los angeles area), motion picture surplus vendor. I don't see the vendor selling on the bay anymore, but they had tons of useful equipment from the motion picture industry that can be used by large format photographers.

    I adapted a Gitzo head to the Miller tripod legs. All in all, I have less than $200 wrapped up in the Miller tripod.

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