This Company Created One of the Most Widely Used Tripod Head Designs 80 Years Ago. Now, the Company Is Shutting Down

This company created one of the most widely used tripod head designs 80 years ago. Now, the company is shutting down

Early video tripods used a series of loud gears, but then in 1946, a father and son in Australia patented a new design: the fluid tripod head. The company behind that game-changing invention, Miller Camera Support Equipment, has announced that it is shutting down next month.In a letter, small business owners Mark and Diane Celementson announced their retirement, which will bring Miller Tripods to a close on September 30.Eric Miller, working with…

Miller Tripods is Closing Down After Nearly 80 Years of Business

Miller Tripods, the company that invented the fluid head for motion picture cameras back in 1946, has announced that it is closing down.

Miller Camera Support Equipment Closes – The Inventor of the Fluid Head Shuts Down

The Guild of Television Camera Professionals (GTC) has announced the closure of Miller Camera Support Equipment, the Australian manufacturer whose founder patented the world’s first fluid head for film cameras in 1946. For more than seven decades, the family-founded company built tripods and fluid heads near Sydney and supplied camera operators in over 65 countries. Its closing removes one of the last independent names from the professional came…

Miller Tripods is closing down after 72 years by Jose Antunes

Miller Camera Support Equipment, known for their popular Miller tripods, is closing down, only two months after the company announced a new product, the TYTAN QR Clamp Nut.  The Miller Quick Release Clamp Nut (TYTAN) is the industry standard upgrade to traditional clamp nuts for professional, broadcast, cinema and the production environment. Introduced last June, the TYTAN QR Clamp Nut, which integrates seamlessly with all Miller tripods and flu…