[LargeFormat] Majestic Tripods (was Re: Biggest is Best Maybe?)

[Jim Hemenway]

Hi Clive:

I thought that I had two Majestic tripods until I read their labels so
that I could answer your question.

The first is a Majestic with three single legs.  I've had it for a few
years.
http://www.hemenway.com/Tripods/Majestic-1.jpg
http://www.hemenway.com/Tripods/Majestic-2.jpg

It's sturdy enough for the 11x14 Korona but I like this recent purchase
a lot more for the 11x14:
http://www.hemenway.com/Tripods/Riess-Majestic-1.jpg
http://www.hemenway.com/Tripods/Riess-Majestic-2.jpg
http://www.hemenway.com/Tripods/Riess-Majestic-3.jpg

As you can see, it's really a Reiss with a Majestic head and is much
easier on the shoulder when carried up there, sans Korona.  I carry the
Korona with my left hand, the tripod over my right shoulder, and the
canvas bag with filmholders, meters, reading glasses and my especially
modified darkcloth from a black XXXXL sweatshirt dangling from the
tripod legs.  I'm good for 7-10 minutes of carrying it that way.

I found a source for a cart for the whole lot and expect to get it in
mid-July and will then replace the dinky wheels with something larger.

I don't really need Majestic-1 so it's for sale at the $130 (plus
shipping) which I paid for it, if anyone is interested.
-- 

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com



Clive Warren wrote:
> 
> At 20:04 25/06/2003 -0400, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> >Ok, 20s or 30s.  I guess that's why the prospect a moving a 20x24 off
> >into the woods doesn't appeal to me at age 61.
> >
> >I joke with people who ask me when I'm out with the 11x14, that there
> >are no good photographs more than 100 feet from the car but actually I'm
> >good for walking about 10 minutes with it, an LL Bean bag with three
> >film holders, etc., and the Majestic tripod.
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Which Majestic tripod do you use?  There are three of the beasts here,
> various models. The largest one went for an outing the other day with a 5x7
> monorail. After mounting the camera on the tripod I tried slinging it
> across my shoulder - boy was that a mistake :-)
> 
> Will be working out over the next few weeks so I can use the thing........
> 
> The smallest Majestic is a great tripod but does need to have some slack
> taken up in the worm drive for the tilting mechanism. Great thing about the
> Majestics is that they are so agricultural they can always be engineered
> back into life.
> 
> Cheers,
>             Clive


-- 

Jim - http://www.hemenway.com