I agree with all you say, Moose, they do appear to be out of production.
But "soft spot for quirky"? I had you down as convention personified!
Not.
Piers
On Sat, 9 Jun 2018, 19:35 Moose, <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/8/2018 10:42 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> > You want to know the history?
> >
> > The founders of Benbo sold out to a big distributor, who proceeded to
> thin
> > the range, move production from UK to China, and cheapen the product.
> And go
> > into bankruptcy.
>
> These lesser lights are still being sold.
>
> > The founders set up a new company in 1991 to refine the
> > original Benbo design in light of user experience, and recommenced
> > production in UK.
>
> This part I knew.
>
> > That company appears to be Indian owned, according to
> >
> http://www.photoscala.de/2008/10/17/uni-loc-stative-in-zweiter-generation-ak
> > tualisiert/ (in German)
>
> Well, he says British Indian. But that was ten years ago.
>
> > If you want the "real thing", get a Uni-Loc.
>
> That's why I paid more for one than an original Benbo #1.
>
> > Some friends swear by them. Others swear at them :)
>
> I'm good, so far. I have a soft spot for quirky. :-)
>
> >
> > http://www.uniloctripod.com/UNI-LOC%20History.html - and note the 20th
> > century website design!
>
> The whole impression I get is that everything on the web from Uni-Lock is
> really old, and that tripods and parts may not
> actually still be being made. Looking at the tripod, though, I don't see
> anything likely to fail.
>
>
> Q. Moose
>
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