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Sassi Haham · June 6th, 2007, 12:33 AM

I got this wooden Arriflex tripod (see attachments).
The tripod consists the wooden legs which looks and feels good, and a ball and head assembly.
The ball locks down (tightens) by means of tightening the housing collar.
That's different from the half bowl tripods commonly used.
The head is worthless! but I very much would like to utilize the legs!
I have a manfrotto 516 video head with a flat base.
What do you think, is it worth investing in those legs?
Actually I need to marry the flat based manfrotto to the legs.
My first thought was to make a 95mm ball with a flat base and top (that's the size of the original ball) and drill a vertical bore for the 3/8 screw.
What do you think.
Thanks
Sassi

Sassi Haham · June 9th, 2007, 01:25 AM

OK, things went well.
I disassemble the old Arriflex head and worked a custom made plate with some drilling's, cost me 50$.
The tripod works flawlessly. A major leap compared to my former tripod, I would compare it to tripods with a maximum load capacity of 60 lbs and probably more.
Sassi.

Tom Vandas · June 22nd, 2007, 06:09 AM

Sassi, better late than never... but I love it! Nice job updating a beautiful tripod.

June 6th, 2007, 12:33 AM	#1
Sassi Haham Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Yaad, Galilee Posts: 117	Modify an Arriflex tripod ? I got this wooden Arriflex tripod (see attachments). The tripod consists the wooden legs which looks and feels good, and a ball and head assembly. The ball locks down (tightens) by means of tightening the housing collar. That's different from the half bowl tripods commonly used. The head is worthless! but I very much would like to utilize the legs! I have a manfrotto 516 video head with a flat base. What do you think, is it worth investing in those legs? Actually I need to marry the flat based manfrotto to the legs. My first thought was to make a 95mm ball with a flat base and top (that's the size of the original ball) and drill a vertical bore for the 3/8 screw. What do you think. Thanks Sassi Attached Thumbnails

June 9th, 2007, 01:25 AM	#2
Sassi Haham Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Yaad, Galilee Posts: 117	well done, me OK, things went well. I disassemble the old Arriflex head and worked a custom made plate with some drilling's, cost me 50$. The tripod works flawlessly. A major leap compared to my former tripod, I would compare it to tripods with a maximum load capacity of 60 lbs and probably more. Sassi. Attached Thumbnails

June 22nd, 2007, 06:09 AM	#3
Tom Vandas Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: currently in Kigali, Rwanda Posts: 144	Sassi, better late than never... but I love it! Nice job updating a beautiful tripod.