Need replacement feet for Tiltall

[scottgee1]

I recently acquired a Tiltall that lacks feet; just holes at the end of the tubes.

Anyone have a set to sell? If not, can you point me to a source that might?

TIA!/ScottGee1

[x-ray]

Just google tiltall and see what it brings up. I think they are still made but they've passed hands many times. I've got four that I've had for years and a couple are pretty beat up but they still keep going. One is an original one from the 60's and two are Leitz tiltalls. Two are the short legs and two are the regular. I rarely use them since going to gitzo carbon fiber but still keep them just in case.

If you can't find original feet that fit try crutch or cane rubber tips from the hardware store. You might also push a rubber stopper in the ends and flatten them to rest evenly on the floor with a metal file.

[arbib]

Originally Posted by scottgee1

I recently acquired a Tiltall that lacks feet; just holes at the end of the tubes.

Anyone have a set to sell? If not, can you point me to a source that might?

TIA!/ScottGee1

B&H here

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...14&Submit.y=13


$5.95 per leg.

Hope this helps

[scottgee1]

Originally Posted by x-ray

Just google tiltall and see what it brings up. I think they are still made but they've passed hands many times. I've got four that I've had for years and a couple are pretty beat up but they still keep going. One is an original one from the 60's and two are Leitz tiltalls. Two are the short legs and two are the regular. I rarely use them since going to gitzo carbon fiber but still keep them just in case.

If you can't find original feet that fit try crutch or cane rubber tips from the hardware store. You might also push a rubber stopper in the ends and flatten them to rest evenly on the floor with a metal file.

Actually, it is a Leitz model from "Rockleigh, NJ".

Thanks for the suggestions!/Scott

[scottgee1]

Originally Posted by arbib

B&H here

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...14&Submit.y=13


$5.95 per leg.

Hope this helps

LOL!! Never even occurred to me to check B&H. I just assumed they'd be tough to find and I'd have to hunt 'em down. Sheesh!

Leica U.S. referred me to Sherry Krauter and I already sent her an email inquiry.

Thanks!/Scott

[arbib]

Originally Posted by scottgee1

LOL!! Never even occurred to me to check B&H. I just assumed they'd be tough to find and I'd have to hunt 'em down. Sheesh!

Leica U.S. referred me to Sherry Krauter and I already sent her an email inquiry.

Thanks!/Scott

Glad to help. I owned a Leitz Tiltall once in the 80's, Before "Star D" aquired them. Don't know who owns them now. But They were $100.00 then, and they are still $100.00 after 30 years. WOW, what a deal.

[plummerl]

The absolute best place for Tiltall support (including parts) is a place in Colorado:

http://www.plumeltd.com/tiltall.htm

[Topdog1]

Best general purpose tripod ever made. I've had one for 25 years, and just bought another from B&H.

/Ira

[x-ray]

Thanks for the info on parts. I've worn the pad off the top of two of mine and have rubber stair tread on them.

[venchka]

Originally Posted by Topdog1

Best general purpose tripod ever made. I've had one for 25 years, and just bought another from B&H.

/Ira

Ira,

Can you tell us about the current production? Rumor has it they come from Taiwan or China. How is the quality?

I was going to suggest you try to pick up a beater on ebay to rob for parts.

Cheers!

[scottgee1]

Originally Posted by venchka

Ira,

Can you tell us about the current production? Rumor has it they come from Taiwan or China. How is the quality?

I was going to suggest you try to pick up a beater on ebay to rob for parts.

Cheers!

This quote is from the Plume site mentioned above:

"The Tiltall design is presently owned and manufactured by Mr. Oliver Yang of Taipei, Taiwan."


And the eekbay idea is a good one but it may be more efficient to just order from B&H.

Thanks!/ScottGee1

[back alley]

i had a star d tripod many years ago.
it weighed almost as much as i did.

wonder what i ever did with that thing?

joe

[peter_n]

Wow. I'm jealous of the price on those spiked rubber feet. I recently got a set of Markins spiked rubber feet for my Gitzo 1228 and they cost a lot more than that.

[Topdog1]

Originally Posted by venchka

Ira,

Can you tell us about the current production? Rumor has it they come from Taiwan or China. How is the quality?

I was going to suggest you try to pick up a beater on ebay to rob for parts.

Cheers!

The quality is equal to or better than the original. The black version is very nicely finished - better than the original. Looks like it would be a natural match for a MP 3 black lacquer body!

/Ira

[venchka]

Originally Posted by Topdog1

The quality is equal to or better than the original. The black version is very nicely finished - better than the original. Looks like it would be a natural match for a MP 3 black lacquer body!

/Ira

That is good to know. One more question if I may: Does the head separate from the center column so that I could attach a ballhead?

[Topdog1]

Originally Posted by venchka

That is good to know. One more question if I may: Does the head separate from the center column so that I could attach a ballhead?

As far as I can tell it does not. But why can't you just mount a ballhead on the camera platform?

/Ira

[venchka]

Thanks Ira. I could, but I was thinking it would be a bit lighter and stiffer if I attached the ballhead directly to the column.

[Joe Brugger]

Sticking a ballhead on top of the existing Tiltall pan-tilt head would make it tall and wobbly.
I Frankensteined mine by replacing the center column with a standard Gitzo Series 3 center column and an Acratech ballhead. Very light, easy to adjust, and rock-steady.
The Tiltall column lifts out after the bottom collar is unscrewed, so no modifications are needed and the conversion is reversible. The Tiltall head can't be separated from the column without major surgery, as far as I can tell, and I've had it all apart for cleaning.