Gitzo, the Glossary
Gitzo S.A. is a manufacturer of photographic accessories, including bags, but specialising in tripods and supports.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Aluminium alloy, Basalt, Camera, Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, Crémaillère, Manfrotto, Photography, Photokina, Silicon dioxide, Tripod (photography), Videndum, World War II.
- 1917 establishments in France
- Manufacturing companies established in 1917
Aluminium alloy
An aluminium alloy (UK/IUPAC) or aluminum alloy (NA; see spelling differences) is an alloy in which aluminium (Al) is the predominant metal.
Basalt
Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.
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Camera
A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. Gitzo and camera are photography equipment.
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Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers.
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Crémaillère
A crémaillère is a French, mechanical term for the rack, or a straight bar with teeth on one edge designed to work into the teeth of a wheel or a pinion (French pignon) that predates the Renaissance.
Manfrotto
Manfrotto is an Italian brand of camera and lighting supports, including tripods, monopods, and other accessories, that is manufactured by Lino Manfrotto + Co. Gitzo and Manfrotto are photography equipment.
Photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
Photokina
Photokina (rendered in the promoters' branding as "photokina") is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries.
Silicon dioxide
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula, commonly found in nature as quartz.
Tripod (photography)
In photography, a tripod is a portable device used to support, stabilize and elevate a camera, a flash unit, or other videographic or observational/measuring equipment. Gitzo and tripod (photography) are photography equipment.
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Videndum
Videndum plc is a manufacturer of hardware and software for the film industry founded in 1910 and based in Richmond, London.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
1917 establishments in France
- Allied Maritime Transport Council
- American Base Hospital No. 36
- American Expeditionary Forces
- Canadian Cemetery No. 2
- Cercle de l'Union interalliée
- Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France
- Gitzo
- Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
- Gourdou-Leseurre
- Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2
- Hunter's Cemetery
- Institut d'optique Graduate School
- Istres-Le Tubé Air Base
- La Voix des femmes (France, 1917)
- La mère éducatrice
- Les Écrits nouveaux
- Manoir Industries
- Medal of French Gratitude
- Mill Road Cemetery
- Monet-Goyon
- No. 209 Squadron RAF
- No. 212 Squadron RAF
- Orbigny-Bernon Museum
- Services of Supply, American Expeditionary Forces
- Société des Avions Bernard
- Ward of the Nation
- Windmill British Cemetery
- Y Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel
Manufacturing companies established in 1917
- Acme Mills
- Arri
- Associated British Machine Tool Makers
- Brødrene Hartmann
- Carlisle Companies
- Dayton-Wright Company
- Flender Werke
- Furness Shipbuilding Company
- GE Aerospace
- George F. Rodgers Shipbuilding Company
- Gitzo
- Gloster Aircraft Company
- Hartzell Propeller
- Hawley Products Company
- John Crane Group
- Kidde
- Knox Glass Bottle Company
- Leoni AG
- Loening
- Meidensha
- Mikasa Sports
- Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
- National Smelting Company
- Nissin Electric
- Noxell
- Odense Steel Shipyard
- Pan American Band Instrument Company
- Parker Hannifin
- Persol
- Radium Dial Company
- Reuter Organ Company
- Sutton Tools
- Tata Oil Mills Company
- Toto Ltd.
- Toyo Seikan
- Tsubakimoto Chain
- Ulstein Group
- Viessmann
- Voronezhselmash
- Vought
- Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów