- Gitzo
Gitzo S.A. is a manufacturer of Photographic accessories, including bags, but specialising in tripods and supports.
Founded by Arsène Gitzhoven in 1917 initially producing
cameras [See the list of cameras and shutter in camerapedia [http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Gitzo] ] , shutters, and cable releases, but between 1942 and 1944 withWorld War II in full swing, the company closed for the duration of the occupation.During the 1950's, tripods were introduced into their product range, and shortly after, Arsène retired, and his daughter, Yvonne Plieger took over the company. She and her husband became more and more dedicated to creating a range of high quality photographic tripods.
In 1992, Gitzo became part of the Vitec group, who also own
Manfrotto , described in corporate literature as "a multinational holding company specialised in supporting professional photographers, broadcasters and filmmakers." [http://www.gitzo.com/webdav/site/gitzo/shared/gitzo_news/cataloghi/GB_GITZO_CATALOGUE_2007_INTERNATIONAL.pdf Gitzo 2007 catalogue] ]In 2005, Gitzo completed their transfer of production from France to Italy, a process which began in 2001.
External links/References
* [http://www.gitzo.com Official site]
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