ORDER PARTS, a History and FAQ

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Monday, March 13, 2023

Looking for a Tiltall "foot"? go Cannibal!

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My answers to an occasional inquiry, but lately, one coming more frequently.  Where to find a replacement foot for a Tiltall? That, as I...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Tiltallsupport's Telescoping Headless Column

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A "headless" monocolumn option for folks wishing to add a monoball, gimbal or fluid head to their classic Tiltall tripod, but wh...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Tiltallsupport's Side Arm Clamp - Easy

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Click to enlarge. A] Remember when we said "Buy our 'headless' monocolumn option to add a monoball, gimbal or fluid head t...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Tiltall - the next generation.

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Casper, Wyoming, 10:15 am August 21, 2017 - count down to eclipse. Photo by Lou Berlin. His notes: The 3" f/5 Newtonian telescope is a ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Notes on column bushings [and secret travel tip]

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Good question from Singapore - "Will likely purchase the headless column from you. Is it an easy install? Could you send a photo of the...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Cleaning the Four Handles' Hidden "Stems"

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At right, my "bevy" of the original Machioni Tiltalls are, of course, the oldest in my collection of not more than forty Tiltalls ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Continued innovation - Stephen Haverl

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Here’s my version of the Tiltall conversion mount. The 1.25 “ aluminum column is epoxied into a deep round mortise that also is where the ...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Eyelet at the base (and top) of the Tiltall column

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There is a perennial thought to carry a Tiltall tripod with a clip-on camera strap attached to the Tiltall column - top and bottom.  Either ...
Sunday, April 15, 2018

Tiltall's Secret Monopod

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Following note written in response to a recent request for a threaded joiner between the removeable leg and the center column/head.  Great ...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

TEP1 handles in hand

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We now have very good inventory in the single handle I offer - the TEP1.  Some of you have inquired a good time ago.  Please re-send your ...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Leica Quarterly re: Tiltall 1982

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From Gordon Brown, Boulder, Colorado- For your collection, a scan of an article promoting Leitz Tiltall tripods. The July 1982 article in th...
Monday, May 9, 2016

Especially Tiltall feet and leg bushings. . .

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I answer this question weekly.  OK, not every week, but every third week.  Current production of feet and leg bushings, in particular - see ...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Notes on adapting current handles to Leitz Tiltall

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See enclosed for some photos of my old Leitz Tiltall . The model is #4602 and is an E. Leitz product made in Rockleigh, NJ. It was purc...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

"Extending" current TEP handles

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As in earlier blog posts the current TEP handles are not tapped deep enough for the length of the earlier bolts used in the Tiltall made ...
Saturday, March 1, 2014

GUNK! Who knew?

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Dear Tiltallers-  we may have discovered a new evil - gunk backs up into the hole in the threaded TEP handles effectively shortening the len...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

What happened to TEP3 and other esoterica.

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I will be posting some answers to frequent questions here for a couple of weeks and then will move those comments to my new FAQ page here...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Ballhead 201 - Separating the head from the column

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I will be posting some answers to frequent questions here for a couple of weeks and then will move those comments to my new FAQ page - link ...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Mark Marchioni, Pulp Artist

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Who knew? Certainly not I nor any other photographer.  But our own Mark Marchioni of Tiltall fame was first a well trained and well known &q...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

FEET. . .the final frontier

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Bear with me as the three photos here will make no sense without a lot of explanation.  Many of you write me regarding foot replacement, ...
Friday, August 9, 2013

KingHome Handles (now) with Marchioni Threads (then)

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Not only the original Marchioni.  The next two iterations, Leitz and some Unifot/StarD, also have the long threads.   When ordering the to...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Leitz Tiltall with Removable "Tiltall" head

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If there has been a single plaint these years regarding the Marchioni brothers' design, it is the non-removable Tiltall head. And for ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Ball Column Zen

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Message: Would like to mount a ballhead to my Tiltall...is the telescoping column the only available solution? Thanks, James James - "...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tiltall and the amazing Anson Nordby

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Dear Mr. Regester, Thank you for your response to my inquiry about obtaining a new leg for my Tiltall tripod. I am sending t...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

Hybrid Tiltall Thoughts

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Thank you Ellen for your questions regarding Tiltall for birding.  Several ideas with notes: A - The original stock Tiltall head and ...
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Tiltall Explodes

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See parts page (link at upper right) for order information.
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Marchioni Bros. History in Leitz Brochures

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Leitz Tiltall brochure below, c.1974. Courtesy: Richard Haeseler, New Port Richey FL USA Leitz Tiltall brochure below, c. 1981. Courtes...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Current Leg Bushing Modified to fit Leitz

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Hi Gary, IT WORKED!!!! I have attached pictures of the before and after process. My friend Gary (Hmmmm  Some...
Sunday, April 1, 2012

StarD. . .Mystery Resolved?

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On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 Subject: Tiltall Story Message: The Tiltall story still seems to be a bit foggy. I intend to update the story at ph...