Message from Gitzo:

The 90th Anniversay 1917-2007
Even after 90 years, our ambition at Gitzo is still the same as the day the company was founded: to design and produce the best possible camera accessories and supports using the simplest, most straightforward and elegant solutions... however long and complex the path to get there. This spirit has helped us to pioneer the most advanced and revolutionary technologies, while maintaining our enthusiasm, our philosophy and our traditions. We know Gitzo photographers have come to demand exactly that: top performance, traditional quality... no compromise.

Design and Manufacturing
Professionals the world over acknowledge Gitzo tripods, monopods, heads and accessories as setting the industry's standards for excellence. Innovations such as the first uses of carbon and basalt fiber to make tripods and magnesium to make heads, matched with a design policy of “no gimmicks and no compromise on quality” put Gitzo products in a class of their own. Functional, versatile and timeless, even a Gitzo tripod purchased over 25 years ago is compatible with accessories available today and can still be serviced almost as though it were a brand new model. Gitzo’s carefully crafted products make up a comprehensive range of supports for large, medium and small format cameras, for film or digital technology, for still photography or video, for studio or location work.
design
Combining a classic sense of style with modern ergonomics has kept Gitzo at the forefront of camera support system design.
renowned quality
Gitzo tripods and heads are superbly engineered to withstand the roughest handling. Precision assembly, high quality materials and fine control are all qualities that represent Gitzo products.
technology and materials
Gitzo has stayed at the cutting edge by utilizing space-age materials such as high strength, lightweight aluminum alloys, carbon and basalt fiber tubing and cast magnesium, to ensure absolute stability and efficiency.

Inside the Tripod
Gitzo’s aim is simply to create the best tripods in the world. Our idea of “best” is shaped by the requirements and advice of the world’s top professional photographers, experts who collaborate with us and test our products at every stage from the earliest development prototype onwards so that their feedback, advice and strict criteria can guide our design and product strategies. And though empirical, objective data like weight or torsional rigidity are important, they aren’t the only factors that contribute