Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Kámẹ́rà àti Ohun-èlò Fọ́tò Yíya Competition Category.
FàdákàOhun-èlò Fọ́tò Yíya· 2020
Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò
by Thomas Cassaro and Graham Clark
Client: Colorado Tripod Company
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Fọ́tò Yíya Category
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The Design
About Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò
Book Text: Centennial jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ amúró kámẹ́rà tí ó jẹ́ àárín ìwọ̀n tí a ṣe fún àwọn olùyàwòrán ilẹ̀ ọ̀nà jíjìn. Àwọn ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ ni a fi carbon fiber alápá mẹ́wàá ṣe, tí a yàn nítorí ìwọ̀nra agbára rẹ̀ sí ìwọ̀n rẹ̀. Àwọn ìsopọ̀ ẹsẹ̀ àti orí gòkè jẹ́ èyí tí a fi ẹ̀rọ CNC ṣe láti inú aluminum tí a sì fi hard anodizing bò ó fún ìparí dídán àti àìjẹ́rùn. Àwọn ihò tí a gé sí àwọn ẹ̀yà aluminum náà ń dín ìwọ̀n kù nígbà tí ó ń jẹ́ kí ìdìpọ̀ rẹ̀ dúró gírí. Àwọn ìdẹ́kùn yíyí ń jẹ́ kí a lè tú ẹsẹ̀ jáde kíákíá, àwọn òpó tí ó ní spring sì ń ṣàtúnṣe igun ẹsẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọwọ́ kan. A lè yọ òpó àárín kúrò fún àwọn fọ́tò tí a yà nítòsí ilẹ̀.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Centennial Primary Function: Ẹ̀rọ Amúró Kámẹ́rà fún Fọ́tò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Centennial is a midsized carbon fiber tripod with machined aluminum legs joints and apex. Contoured holes in the aluminum parts reduce weight while maintaining structural rigidity. Twist locks make leg deployment quick and easy and leg angle adjustments can be performed with one hand via spring loaded levers. The tripod can be used with or without a center column.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Height Without Center Column: 127 cm /
Max Height With Center Column: 158 cm /
Collapsed Length: 52 cm /
Minimum Height: 8.4 cm /
Weight Without Center Column: 1315 g /
Weight With Center Column: 1496 g - Tags
- tripod, photography, camera, outdoor,
- Production Technology
- 10 layer carbon fiber was used for the tripod legs because of its strength-to-weight properties. The leg joints and top apex were CNC machined and hard anodized to provide a smooth finish and corrosion resistance.
- Inspiration
- The Centennial is an everyday, lightweight tripod for landscape photographers. The design is focused on ease of use and stability while keeping the aesthetic clean and minimalistic. Weight is a big concern for photographers taking their tripod in the field, so the apex and top joints are engineered to remove material without compromising rigidity. We studied carbon fiber weaves and construction to ensure the Centennial legs were optimized for strength and weight.
- Project Duration
- The project began in mid 2018 and completed in June 2018 with all design and engineering taking place in Denver, CO
- Operation Flow
- The Centennial tripod legs can be deployed using the three twist locks and the angles adjusted using the spring-loaded levers located on the top joint. These two operations allow the user to level the tripod on uneven ground and adjust the height. The Centennial has a center column which can extend the height to its maximum or the column can be removed to take pictures very close to the ground. At any angle or height the Centennial provides stability and rigidity needed to produce sharp photographs.
- Team Members
- Graham Clark
Thomas Cassaro
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