Calumet 8X10 with Dagor 10 3/4 in. f6.8

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campy51

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I think I read the camera weighs 18 lbs. The lens and lens board are a little less than 1 1/2 lbs.
 

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Yeah, Berlebachs are a bargain used and are great tripods. I had one but moved up to a used Ries for the leg locks. I like the leg locks but they cost me! If you get a Berlebach with the leveling ball on it like the one I had, you may not need a head. Just make sure that the leveling ball can support the weight.

If you go Bogen then make sure that the head isn't one of those plastic ones that they made. I once had one on an aluminum Bogen tripod that I purchased cheap from a friend. The tripod was quite sturdy but the head flexed badly under the weight of my RZ67. I ended up giving it to my stepson for his 35mm camera.
 

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campy51 said:
I think I read the camera weighs 18 lbs. The lens and lens board are a little less than 1 1/2 lbs.
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Don't forget the film holder - a modern 8x10 Lisco/Fidelity will weigh at least 20 oz.
 

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no clue about the majestic
but get a bogen 3047 tripod head, cheap and sturdy ....
( there is one on FLEAbay currently, and attached to some sort of tripod for cheeps )
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Manfrotto-...195662&hash=item4b4c1dcf12:g:6J4AAOSwplBbdbGu
you want to big square QR plate, you can probably find one used
on FLEAbay too ...
if you search "gitzo large format"
you will see a handful of tripods ...
some expensive some not so expensive
and then you will see this
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-wo...205999?hash=item41ea9065af:g:0kMAAOSwE-xbIYnx
or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-wo...103950?hash=item3b1936fa8e:g:s9IAAOSwhhFbfJZY
if you buy a tripod meant for LF and you decide 8x10 isn't for you
you can always sell this stuff and get pretty much all you put into it back,
cause there are always people looking ...
for bulky tripods shipping is going to be no fun,
good luck !
john

ps. you mentioned you are near boston ? you might also look to see
when the PHSNE ( photo historical society of new england ) event is,
there are always things like LF tripods for sale there and no shipping
 

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Kino said:
The Majestic would hold up a Volkswagon. I have that geared head and it's pretty massive.
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Yes, I used a Majestic with my C-1 and it was certainly up to the job. One thing about the Calumet C-1: The "foot", my term for the component that mounts on the tripod with the 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 threaded holes, is an open frame sort of affair. It think you really want to have a tripod head with a top big enough to support all four corners of the "foot". Most Majestic heads are big enough. Some have smaller platform tops. The Ries Series A heads are also big enough. I used a 3/8-16 screw and would not have felt good about trusting a 1/4-20 to hold.

I still miss my C-1 from time-to-time until I remind myself that I've gotten to a point in my life that my knees no longer will support carrying such a load and it did go to a good home. $321 for that camera and lens plus film holders is beyond absurdly good in my opinion.

David
 

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