Ries Backpacker Tripod  type_Projectors especially at closer range

especially at closer range

with easy to use controls and that no-nonsense feeling that comes from holding a brick of brass

8 Zuiko lens

It's made in the USA of good quality cotton canvas

Ries Backpacker Tripod &nbsptype_Projectors especially at closer rangeThis Ries is a heavy duty wooden tripod, designed for use with larger format cameras but suitable for any, if you don't mind some extra weight in your loadout. This is a "backpacker" style tripod, which means that the leg extensions can be screwed in half for transport. Now: this is not a travel tripod. The whole setup weighs about 3. 5kg. But it does collapse into a bag about 75cm long, which is not bad for a wooden tripod that extends to about 1.