Manfrotto Factory Tour

Tripods are not exactly the most exciting photography product that springs to mind. Dependable, yes. Very useful, certainly. Exciting? You’d probably think not, but a behind-the-scenes tour of Manfrotto’s tripod factory in Feltre, Northern Italy proved to be a real eye-opener. As Manfrotto can’t possibly allow every photographer into their factory, I’ll do my best to show you around in our exclusive article.

Website: Manfrotto Factory Tour

Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2007

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   Best Gadgets Blog at 02:44pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2007

2. 40-45,000 different components in one tripod? I think there's a typo...
   
   If each component only weighed 1 gram, the tripod would require two people to lift!

   Dave at 05:26pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2007

3. I am happly to read any details, about products I depend on. After years of other brands, with small parts getting loose. I went to the Manfrotto brand. Now years later
   I still have everything in one piece. Tripods, grips, clamps, its all holding up.

   Ron Tilley at 06:04pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2007

4. Thanks for a very interesting article about Manfrotto! I don't own one of their tripods, but have considered getting one.
   I enjoyed the pictures from the factory but missed some catpions that would have made the pictures more useful!

   Per Naesheim at 10:16am on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

5. I enjoyed the info in this article since there are few pieces written on camera or photography accessory makers. But I have to say that whoever wrote this must not know english well, is a new writer, just didn't take the time, or simply doesn't know how to edit for there are many errors! Here are 8 I copied and pasted directly form the article:
   
   Manfrotto employs over 600 people and overseas, and its headquarters...
   
   Vitec also own the Gitzo brand (since 1992), who are celebrating their 90th anniversary
   
   Gitzo is a much more up-market product line
   
   Gitzo are positioned as the relatively low-volume,
   
   but Manfrotto hope to achieve a more aggressive 6 month cycle
   
   Now Manfrotto have invented some machinery
   
   Manfrotto are also heavily involved
   
   Kata have recently licensed ten bags
   
   I also appreciated the photos and the gallery at the end, some are very interesting, but I would have liked to know what some of those things were! Are we just supposed to guess what we're looking at, why no captions?

   Dean George at 06:30am on Thursday, July 26, 2007

6. quite the event thx for posting

   sarchi at 04:40am on Monday, January 21, 2008

7. This is cool. Great pictures. I love my Manfrotto tripod, and it always stays strapped to the back of my backpack for various excursions.
   
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   Kirt Cathey at 11:10pm on Monday, July 14, 2008

8. Very informative article. Thanks for sharing!

   Kerslyn at 09:06am on Wednesday, July 30, 2008