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The Gitzo Traveler Alpha Tripod Wants to Get to Know Your Sony Camera

Chris Gampat
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07/16/2018
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Last Updated on 07/17/2018 by Mark Beckenbach

Sony camera users: the new Gitzo Traveler Alpha tripod was designed to work with your a7 or a9 camera

Gitzo and the rest of the Vitec group have been keen on doing collaborations with companies like Sony. The star of their latest effort is the new Gitzo Traveler Alpha. So how is it specifically designed for Sony cameras? Apparently, it has to do with the tripod plate. Said plate for the Gitzo Traveler Alpha connects to the tripod socket of the Sony a7 and a9 (which they’re touting in the press release but we’re sure it will work with others it seems). In addition to this, there is a new Gitzo L-Bracket Alpha. This accessory is intended to make switching from vertical to horizontal positions smoother.

Gitzo Traveler Alpha

The new Gitzo Traveler Alpha seems like a tripod designed for, wait for it, the traveler! Paired with a mirrorless camera, it seems like they’re a great combination to be stuffed into your camera bag as you travel. As you do this, be sure to remember that the TSA is still bound to make you take it out of your bag. At 3.15 lbs, the Gitzo Traveler Alpha also has legs that collapses down and allow you to shoot as low as 10 inches. When needed it can expand to as large as 65 inches. Crazy, right? When it collapses down, it becomes around 17 inches. Hopefully, you’ve got a slot on your camera bag that can accommodate that and you won’t need to hold it in your hand.

Additionally, the Gitzo Traveler Alpha has a quick release–which can make things really even easier when packing up or setting up to nail that perfect sunset.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any word on pricing at the moment.

Gitzo L-Bracket Alpha

Made from aluminum, Gitzo L-Bracket Alpha is designed to work with the Gitzo Traveler. It attaches to your camera, and then onto the Sony-specific camera plate, then allows the photographer to go from shooting landscape orientation to vertical when they need to. This is for sure a different approach to things; just flip the head and adjust for straight lines, horizons, and compositions.

We also don’t have pricing on the Gitzo L-Bracket Alpha yet.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.