[rollei_list] Re: OT: Geared tripod heads -- old Cambo = Majestic?
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:29:01 -0700
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From: "Asmo Saarikoski" <Asmo.Saarikoski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:13 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Geared tripod heads -- old Cambo
= Majestic?
> Hello, List
>
> I recently bought a geared tripod head from an European
> branch of the famous
> auction site. It was presented as a Cambo one although it
> didn't look like
> their current model. I thought it had to be an older
> version since there was
> a strong family resemblance between it and the current
> one. When I received
> it, I noticed that the casting had the letters "MAJESTIC"
> on it (in addition
> to two Cambo labels). A quick search on the web showed
> that the head was
> exactly like a current Majestic.
>
> This finding left me curious. Does anyone on the list
> know the story -- did
> Cambo market rebadged Majestic heads before their current
> model? I have
> sometimes seen Calumet roll film holders that have been
> rebadged as Cambo.
>
> Asmo
> ---
> Rollei List
I suspect someone put a Majestic head on Cambo legs.
Majestic is still in business. They are part of Bencher who
also make amateur radio equipment: http://www.bencher.com
Majestic heads are made with at least three different
types of coupling so that they can fit many larger tripod
legs.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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