By the way, as this thread turns into a mini blog, today I went shopping in the Photo District for a tripod head for Bertha, since I already have a nice 6 foot Eastman video tripod.

B&H was a total bust, as they didn't even have any heads for a Speed Graphic... And downstairs in the video department they wanted to sell me a $7000 video head... Yes, that's a 7 followed by 3 zeroes.

Then, it was over to FotoCare where Bertha's cousin is sitting in the window. There, at least they had a couple items heavy enough to hold her. One was the Gitzo 1570 (barely capable), and the other was a geared head that was just the ticket... At $800.

So, off to eBay, where I grabbed this Majestic tripod & geared head for $150; so if it works, great; and if not, at least I can still use it for my Speed Graphics...