Cokin’s new Riviera Classic tripod is a long time coming. It was only a matter of time before the “retro” craze hit the tripod market, leading to the Riviera Classic’s tagline: “A modern tripod for retro cameras… and visa versa.”
Inspired by old camera design, the Riviera Classic combines leather, wood, and aluminum into a beautiful final product Cokin has dubbed both “timeless” and “sturdy.”
“Riviera Classic is the tripod that was missing to affirm the neo retro look of current cameras,” says the company. “Every details have been carefully thought, right down to the tightening dials of the Riviera Classic, inspired by the ones found on retro cameras.”
Those dials are made of knurled aluminum, and they complement the leather-clad brushed aluminum legs, and an Iroko wood handle hand-crafted by Atelier Farol at La Rochelle, France. This tripod is part stabilizing mechanism… part hipster collectors item. Take a look:
The tripod extends to a max operating height of 63 inches from a folded height of just 23.6 inches. It weighs 3.4 lbs but can carry up to 11 lbs and, of course, it comes in a retro-inspired soft pouch carrying case made of leather and hessian fabric.
Created in collaboration with tripod maker Slik, neither company has revealed a price tag for the Riviera Classic just yet.
Sourse: petapixel.com
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Did you have a chance to try a real tripod yet?
It seems everyone is sharing the same over-photoshopped images from their press kit.
I hope they’re not expecting people to transport the pod in that case with the two little strings over the shoulder. Painfull…
Do they speak about photography on Petapixel?
Nice. Something for all the hipsters to look forward to for their next geargasm™.
Leather wrapped legs… please!!!
Still not as nice as your classic, vintage Tiltall- the only Leica branded product I could ever afford (if ya had a chrome one in the seventies- you had major photo props!
I actually like the idea of the wrapped legs. Aluminum is cold on my hands. I’ve put tennis racket grip tape on many a tripod leg. I would buy one if reasonably priced. I’d have to get rid of that stupid wanker knob though.
Those old Tiltall tripods are available for $100 in great condition, BTW.
Nice! The name of the camera is an Olympus PEN F. 😎
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