We have recently discovered that Ries Tripods has been sold and is now in full operation under new owners. Though the new company, Ries Productions LLC, may be a new startup, the new owners are in reality those that have operated the company for the last 16 years. The new company is located in Bremerton, WA in a newly remodeled facility. In a recent exchange of e-mails with the new owners here is part of what they had to say about their new company;
Over the past year, we’ve been blessed with a city government that was very helpful in the remodel of our new building and factory. Now that we have the capability to design, work with the CAD & CAM and have the new mill & lathe we’re no longer tied to the old castings and we are starting to move forward. We’ll be sending out emails to our customer that we have email addresses for as we introduce new products. For example, we will be laser engraving the Ries logo now instead of branding the legs. The coming months will bring announcements of custom lens boards, film holders, camera mounts, and film changing tents that will mount within the legs of the tripod.
It is extremely encouraging to see an old established company continuing to expand, headed by people that care about their customers and their products. Ries Tripods was founded in 1936 and has established itself as the workhorse of the photographic tripods. We use both the ‘A’ and ‘J’ model Ries tripods, and would not consider anything else for our LF and ULF work. HERE is a video of their new Haas CNC machine making knobs.
Also, Ries Productions LLC recently sent out this mailing;
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Over the past year, we’ve been blessed with a city government that was very helpful in the remodel of our new building and factory. Now that we have the capability to design, work with the CAD & CAM and have the new mill & lathe we’re no longer tied to the old castings and we are starting to move forward. We’ll be sending out emails to our customer that we have email addresses for as we introduce new products. For example, we will be laser engraving the Ries logo now instead of branding the legs. The coming months will bring announcements of custom lens boards, film holders, camera mounts, and film changing tents that will mount within the legs of the tripod.If you are a Ries customer or not, you might want to vote for this small business. The LF & ULF film community is a small, yet growing group of people. We need to always stick together and support those businesses that support us. This is an American owned company and their products are 100% Made In America. Take a moment to vote for Ries Productions LLC at the link above. Note, you can vote once a day.
JB