Ries Backpacker Tripod Filter Type_Close-Up with minor cosmetic surface wear

with minor cosmetic surface wear from normal use

Cosmetic condition is quite nice

though take note: speeds are good from 1/25s and up only (lower speeds stick open) and focus/diaphragm operation is stiff

Bounce-back disc

Ries Backpacker Tripod Filter Type_Close-Up with minor cosmetic surface wearThis Ries is a heavy duty wooden tripod, designed for use with larger format cameras but suitable for any, if you don't mind some extra weight in your loadout. This is a "backpacker" style tripod, which means that the leg extensions can be screwed in half for transport. Now: this is not a travel tripod. The whole setup weighs about 3. 5kg. But it does collapse into a bag about 75cm long, which is not bad for a wooden tripod that extends to about 1.