More problems with my Giotto Tripod! (1 Viewer)

Ptarmi

Dick Glasgow

• Feb 20, 2013

• #1

Sadly, I'm having more problems with my Giotto Tripod!

Yesterday, one of the legs snapped off at the joint, where it meets the head! ||

I notice that on Amazon, they say that this model is not available, so I'm wondering if I'm going to have trouble getting a replacement leg, or at least the connecting bracket!

"Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock."

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Giotto's MTL9351 B Tripod + MH5011 Three Way Head Kit.

Any advice?

Cheers,
Dick

 

iveljay

Well-known member

• Feb 20, 2013

• #2

Have you contacted the UK importer of Giotto, they still list the tripod as current stock?

All sorts of things dissapear from Amazon listings for no obvious reason without affecting their availability. In fact they still list the tripod, but without the head.

All the best with your repair.

 

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johnf3f

johnf3f

• Feb 20, 2013

• #3

A friend of mine sat on her Giotto tripod and wrote off one of the legs. How she manged this while the tripod was extended is still a mystery!
Anyway she contacted the importer who sent her a complete new leg for peanuts.

 

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ericbowles

Well-known member

• Mar 6, 2013

• #4

Glad you don't have a Gitzo. I cracked the casting for the upper leg section on my 3540LS and the replacement cost $150. The upper leg casting on these tripods is quite thin - thinner than the CF walls and much more brittle.

 

Ptarmi

Dick Glasgow

• Mar 7, 2013

• #5

johnf3f said:

A friend of mine sat on her Giotto tripod and wrote off one of the legs. How she manged this while the tripod was extended is still a mystery!
Anyway she contacted the importer who sent her a complete new leg for peanuts.

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I have been quoted £27.50 for a new leg!

Or, at a cost of appx £10 for postage, I could return the leg for them to inspect.

Either way, I'm out of pocket! ||