I love old durable equipment. Things that are designed well and are serviceable. Tiltall has quite a history, not mine to tell but much of it is here. I’ve owned three. But I did not find out about Tiltall from photography but from chasing the International Space Station with my Han radio. I was using a hand held antenna to follow the ISS as it flew across the sky bouncing my radio signal off of it to distant radio operators to hear them return my call. I wanted a tripod that I could set up to mount my antenna to follow and that’s where I found out about Tiltall, in an eBay search. I actually found out about the history of early aluminum tripods for photography.
I started out with one that needed some TLC. I searched for support online and found a Tiltall support page. A blog all about Tiltall tripod history and with support. I bought some parts from them and put mine back into shape. My son borrowed mine and I gifted it to him after I found a new one on a marketplace advertisement. Now I have the version that I want. One leg that becomes a monopod and spike feet that all work. I use mine for time lapse and astrophotography. Although I do take it when I travel, it’s more for At home and drive up destinations, leaving it set up overnight in a secure area. I have a travel tripod for outdoor hiking and camping.
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