Gitzo was founded in 1917 by the inventor Arsène Gitzhoven. The company designs and produces high quality tripods and accessories for professional photographers. Click on the video player above for an exclusive tour around the Gitzo factory and learn how they make these high quality tripods!

Gitzo tripods, monopods, heads and accessories are widely acknowledged by professionals across the World as leading products in the fields of photography, video and nature watching/observation.

Their enviable reputation in the photo industry is due to Gitzo innovations like the first uses of carbon fiber and basalt fiber for the production of tripod leg tubes, the first use of magnesium for heads, combined of course with the company's attention to detail and focus on design that is functional, elegant and timeless.