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    Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Does anyone know anything about this thing? I've heard it was built by Linhof in the 1960s but that's all I know. I've been looking for a heavy tripod for a 4x5 monorail camera for a while now and am in a position to get this without spending too much or travelling too far.

    Just interested if anyone knows if it's suitable for 4x5. I have to travel to get it so not able to check it beforehand.

    I think it looks like this:

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    The legs look more like Gitzo...in fact I am 99.9% sure -- but it is missing the rubber bit on the part one unscrews to loosen the column.

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    OK, so do you know anything about the Gitzo?
    Is it good enough for 4x5?

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    'Kino' suggests cinema; that looks like a movie camera fluid head on an older Gitzo Studex leg set. Gitzos are as good as they get, quality-wise. You'll probably want to use a pan-tilt or ball head (heads are interchangeable on these), but the fluid head will do for starters.

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Excellent thanks for that tip Mark.
    When you say interchangeable, are they interchangeable with more modern heads too?

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Gitzos are great pods. I can not tell from the photo what size it is -- might be either the old 300 series (Studex as Mark suggests) or possibly the smaller Reporter series. The Studex would definitely hold a heavier 4x5, the Reporter would have no problem with a field 4x5, and could be used with the heavier rail 4x5's with some care.

    Yes the heads are generally interchangeable -- depends on the size of the mounting screw on the pod and the corresponding female threads on the head...typically they are the same except for a few odd-ball heads.

    As I mentioned, it is missing the rubber grip for where one loosens up the column to raise it and lock it in place (it goes over that real shiny part on the column). Does not make it unusuable -- just harder to do. Make sure the legs have all their rubbers.

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Vaughn,
    When I was speaking to the dude on the phone he said it was hard for him to pick it up with one arm. He said fully folded up it's around 4ft long, if that gives you any clues.

    I'll look at the rubber (the pic I showed isn't the actual tripod for sale).

    Cheers for the advice.

    Tom.

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Sounds like a Studex then, if it looks the same as the photo. I think my Studex was about 5 pounds without the head, but there are heavier models with more features than the one pictured (legs spread further apart).
    Good luck!

    PS My ex-wife's family is in Comboyne -- between Uralla and Taree as the magpie flies! Nice part of the world!

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Thanks Vaughn, I'll post back here for closure's sake if I get it.

    Yep it's a nice part of the world. I've never been to Comboyne before.

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    Re: Schiansky Kino-Neiger 430 tripod

    Measured my Studex here at home -- only 27" total length when folder (no head). My Reporter is only 25" long. If the pod he has is actually 4 feet long (even with the head), it might be the next size up -- which can hold an 8x10 or bigger. Which makes sense if it ever held up a big movie camera.

    Yes, post a photo of the beast if you can!

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