Johnnie Behiri of cinema5D recently visited the Cartoni tripod factory in Rome, Italy. The 11. 5-minute video above is a behind-the-scenes look at how the famous tripods are made by a small team at the family company.
Cartoni tripods are widely used around the world in the television and motion picture industries. The company’s origins could […]. petapixel.com
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