Daniel Unkefer
4-Mar-2010, 05:32
Hi All,
I just received an old FOBA C-40 Tripod. This is the "Automatic Model" which was originally offered, starting in 1959. It came with a Norma Pan-Tilt Head, which was absolutely trashed (but has cleaned-up just great!). This tripod was missing a few screws, I have replaced them, and generally cleaned it up a bit. The legs (Combitubes) were coated in a black grease, which I wiped off. The whole thing works OK, but is still a bit sticky to operate. Has anybody here ever rebuilt one of these, can you offer me any advise?
Anybody out there use this tripod, and what are your experiences with it?
This tripod is awesome in combination with my 8x10 Sinar Norma (and it's in my original Norma literature).
I just received an old FOBA C-40 Tripod. This is the "Automatic Model" which was originally offered, starting in 1959. It came with a Norma Pan-Tilt Head, which was absolutely trashed (but has cleaned-up just great!). This tripod was missing a few screws, I have replaced them, and generally cleaned it up a bit. The legs (Combitubes) were coated in a black grease, which I wiped off. The whole thing works OK, but is still a bit sticky to operate. Has anybody here ever rebuilt one of these, can you offer me any advise?
Anybody out there use this tripod, and what are your experiences with it?
This tripod is awesome in combination with my 8x10 Sinar Norma (and it's in my original Norma literature).