Charity Shop Find

[Stargazer33]

Dropped off some clothes and an old conservatory sofa and chair at a local charity warehouse and, as you do, I had to have a look around! 🙄😁

Just inside the door sitting on top of a shelf unit was an old wooden tennis racquet in a wooden racquet press. On top of that was what looked like an old tripod in a plastic zip up case. I took it down and got the tripod out to check that everything was working okay. It had a label on it saying made in Japan, so taking its obvious age into consideration I thought it must be of good quality. Everything seemed fully functional and the locking mechanisms all held beautifully so I bought it for £12.50.

Upon getting it home I noticed YASHICA embossed into the case. I'm not sure if all the knobs are original as I can't find too much information on line but it looks like it was originally made around 1962, so it could be up to 57 years old!

 

  

Edited September 28, 2019 by Stargazer33

[Knighty2112]

Good find. Looks like it would make a great bino mount perhaps, or for light OTA.  

[Stargazer33]

Yes, it's nice and heavy. My intention is to use it with my ST80 for a quick setup. I've got an old Slik 88 tripod but it won't lock properly. I get it on target and lock but then it drops and the target disappears from view. I tried the Yashica out with my scope when I got it home and it holds perfectly.

I hadn't thought about a bino mount; good shout!

[maw lod qan]

On 28/09/2019 at 13:32, Knighty2112 said:

Good find. Looks like it would make a great bino mount perhaps, or for light OTA.  

Same thing I thought the moment I saw the first photo of it.