We developed the Manfrotto 190 tripod in the early 1980s and first exposed it to the world's photographers in 1984; we tinted it in 1996; retouched it in 2000; focused on it again in 2002; re-formatted it in 2004; color-corrected it in 2005 and completely re-developed it in 2006. Optimized in 2008 with the launch of the 190CX Carbon Fiber models, the 190 is still our most popular tripod.
And what better way to celebrate the launch of our latest and greatest model and its quarter-century of heritage than with a photographic museum dedicated to the "story so far" of the 190, with images of the heritage 190 tripods submitted by Manfrotto 190 users and friends?
We'd like you to send us your photographs of the most-aged, hardest-working, best-loved old 190 tripods out there and we'll be giving away a total of 11 brand new 190CX tripods as prizes for the best images we receive for the following categories:
F.A.Q.
HOW CAN I ENTER?
Your photographs of 190 tripods can be submitted to the competition through flickr.com or by email:
- To use flickr, tag your photo "190cxoperationmuseum" and submit it to the 190CX Operation Museum flickr group pool - and don't forget to add Manfrotto to your contact list so we can add you back and keep an eye on your photography! Go to flickr now.
- To use email, send a jpg or tiff file weighing no more than 4MB to the following address operationmuseum@manfrotto.com
If you send your image by email, we reserve the right to upload it to flickr under our own User ID for the purposes of making submitted images visible to the public. We will credit the image to its photographer and link to the photographer's website if he/she indicates. Images added to flickr by us will not be eligible for the flickr "interestingness" prize.
Photos submitted at the first stage can be low resolution copies (but should not be less than 800px longest side), but winning photographers must also be able to provide a high resolution original file or scan.
UNTIL WHEN IS THE COMPETITION OPEN?
The deadline for receiving photographs to Operation Museum via email or flickr is May 31st, 2008.
WHICH 190 MODELS CAN BE PHOTOGRAPHED?
For the purposes of this competition, only photographs of the older, pre-2006 models of 190 tripods will be considered as valid entries to the prize competition in our Museum. You can recognise the newer,
ineligible tripods by the new Manfrotto logo and/or the design of the tripod shoulder as shown:
190X (190XPROB, 190XB, etc) and 190PROBWORLDCUP owners, you should be relieved... your tripods are too young to go into a Museum!
a full list of
eligible model numbers, both Manfrotto and Bogen equivalents, is shown here:
Manfrotto codes
190,056 | 190D,056 | 190 | 190CLB | 190DB | 190PROB | 190CL | 190H | 190D | 190PRO | 190SH | 190,115 | 190,141 | 190,141RC | 190D,141RC | 190D,128RC | 190D,128LP | 190,128RCNAT | 190NAT2,128RC | 190B,141RC | 190,141RCNAT | 190NAT2,141RC | 190CLB,141RC | 190B,056 | 190B,029 | 190B | 190NAT | 190NAT2 | 190HB | 190,3047 | 190SHB | 190MF3 | 190MF4
Bogen USA codes
3000 | 3000N | 3001 | 3001BD | 3001BN | 3001BPRO | 3001D | 3001LC | 3001N | 3001PRO | 3001S | 3002 | 3003 | 3005 | 3005N | 3169N | 3170N | 3175G | 3175GN | 3199 | 3199G | 3199GN | 3199N | 3200 | 3204 | 3205 | 3205G | 3205GN | 3205LC | 3004 | 3205S
HOW WILL THE PHOTOS BE JUDGED?
Photos will be judged against objective and subjective criteria - objectively, the photograph must show prominently a 190 tripod model as its subject, and the 190 model must be among those built between 1984 and 2005 (model list above). All other judgements are of a subjective nature.
The judges will be:
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Francesco Bernardi - Managing Director, Vitec Group Imaging and Staging Division
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Simone Moro - Manfrotto testimonial and world-famous mountaineer
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Marc De Tollenaere - Manfrotto Local Hero and professional photographer
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Leonardo Giusto - Manfrotto Brand Manager
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Stefano Natrella - Manfrotto Product Manager at Bogen Imaging Italy
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Will Holowka - Manfrotto Product Manager at Bogen Imaging USA
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Paolo Speggiorin - Manfrotto Head of Product Design and Mechanical Innovation
Coordinators: Manfrotto Web Team
JUDGES' DECISION
In all cases and for all awards, the judges' decision is final and not open for discussion.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PHOTOS?
We reserve the right to exhibit the photos on our premises and in Manfrotto-related events, and to publish the winning photographs on the Internet and elsewhere in relation to both the 190CX Operation Museum and the history of the 190 tripod famiy in general.
