90 years on a timeline

Gitzo was founded in France in 1917 by Arsene Gitzhoven, who produced cameras, cable releases, shutters (at a rate of 750 per day) and filmpack frames for the photographic industry until 1942, when the World War led to the company being temporarily dismantled. Production started again in 1944 and tripods were introduced to the Gitzo’s product range in the 1950’s. In 1960, Arsene Gitzhoven retired and his daughter, Yvonne Plieger, took over the running of the company with her husband, devoting themselves to the development of a wide range of top quality tripods and heads which were exported to more than 54 countries. In 1992, Gitzo became part of the Vitec Group – a multinational holding company specialized in supporting professional photographers, broadcasters and filmmakers. Gitzo’s unfailing standards have helped to maintain the company’s worldwide reputation for excellence in the photographic industry.

Design and manufacturing

Professionals the world over acknowledge Gitzo tripods, monopods, heads and accessories as setting the industry's standards for excellence. Innovations such as the first uses of carbon and basalt fiber to make tripods and magnesium to make heads, matched with a design policy of “no gimmicks and no compromise on quality” put Gitzo products in a class of their own. Functional, versatile and timeless, even a Gitzo tripod purchased over 25 years ago is compatible with accessories available today and can still be serviced almost as though it were a brand new model. Gitzo’s carefully crafted products make up a comprehensive range of supports for large, medium and small format cameras, for film or digital technology, for still photography or video, for studio or location work.

Design

Combining a classic sense of style with modern ergonomics has kept Gitzo at the forefront of camera support system design.

Renowned quality

Gitzo tripods and heads are superbly engineered to withstand the roughest handling. Precision assembly, high quality materials and fine control are all qualities that represent Gitzo products.

Technology and materials

Gitzo has stayed at the cutting edge by utilizing space-age materials such as high strength, lightweight aluminum alloys, carbon and basalt fiber tubing and cast magnesium, to ensure absolute stability and efficiency.