Gitzo

Gitzo is a French company, founded in 1917. Its name comes from the founder's name Arsène Gitzhoven.

It produced Gilax cameras between the two world wars. After the war it made shutters and accessories (cable releases, delayed action mechanisms, flash connectors), and it currently (2008) manufactures tripods, tripod heads and pahotographers' clothing.

Shutter Types

"GITZO" black disc (settings:T-B-25-50-100, AG marking)

• Used in the following cameras:
  • Caillon Stereo plate camera, c. 1920
    • Krauss Paris Tessar Zeiss 85/4.5

"GITZO" red centre with black ring (settings:T-B-25-50-100, AG marking)

• Used in the following cameras:
  • unknown manufacturer (plate camera)
    • Darlot Nemo 135/4,5

2R (settings: T-B-25-50-100-150, AG marking)

• Used in the following cameras:
  • Pontiac Bloc_Métal_41
    • Berthiot Spécial 105/4.5
    • Boyer Topaz 105/4.5
    • Reported with a Kodak Anastigmat Spécial 105/4.5 (mistake?)

Zotic I (settings:B 25-200)

• Used in the following cameras:
  • Pontiac Bloc_Métal_45('Standard')
    • Roussel Trylor 105/4.5
    • Berthiot Spécial 105/4.5
    • Berthiot Flor 105/4.5

Gitz∆-Paris (settings:B 25-200)

• Used in the following cameras:
  • Alsaphot Cyclope
    • Boyer Topaz 105/4.5
  • Alsaphot Ajax,_Cady_and_D'Assas

Gitzo Shutters were also used in the Lynx I (Lynx Roussel) and Baby Lynx (Baby_Standard), both made by Roussel.

Links

• History page of the Gitzo official website. It is the main source of this page.