Oh yes, its a battered old girl but as strong as an ox still!
SLIK Master Tripod
Slik released these to market around 1960
This apparently is one of the very early releases of this model, brass plaque attached with the model name, Serial number (blank) and Patent Pending .... then Made In Japan
Being almost 60 years old this has been around so there is some flaking to the exterior black paint (looks very like a baked enamel) and the chrome finish has quite a few corrosion spots so don't expect an "as new" tripod, it's not but again, it has aged gracefully.
Functionally it is excellent.
Nice solid legs, all leg locks function fine (set the height and it stays there)
The central ratchet column is also in excellent condition - you use this to "wind up or down" the central column.
Arm is NOT bent
Metal head assembly is in excellent condition and there is full, smooth movement both horizontally and vertically.
This does NOT have a quick release system, there is a mount but it is secured by a single thumb screw - not so convenient to mount/dismount the camera.
Not extended length: 600mm x 150mm wide (this is the size bag you would need to carry it around, if you needed to do this)
Carry weight: 2.2Kg
Central column extends (by winding a handle) the head by an additional 420mm (legs still closed)
Legs (2 part) extend the height by a further 780mm maximum
These legs are aluminium and use knurled aluminium locks
In any extended position, the legs are locked rock solid
So the maximum extended height is 1720mm from foot to the top of the head.
Unlike the other SLIK tripod on offer separately, this one just has 3x black PLASTIC caps at the foot of the tripod leg, this is about the only plastic used in its construction.
So it's not pretty (she's "been around"), but still reasonable looking but afterall the main function of a tripod is to ensure a stable, flexible support for your camera and this tripod does that very very well.
It is very strong, even when fully extended and although I do not know the weight handling specifications for this tripod, it must be quite high because I can exert a fair bit of pressure from the top and it does not budge at all.
