3iSpreader

3iSpreader is a specific design for a specific product. It fits the world's most popular tubular metal tripod to create the most reliable connection ever.

The 3iSpreader finally solves the problems that conventional spreaders create. It securely connects the 3 feet of every standard Ronford tripod with 3 quick release T-pins. No more bungee cord loops. It also introduces the 3iSpreader system by replacing the Ronford spikes with 3iSpuds that allow the tripod to rest on 3 rubber tipped feet and not on a floor level, metal spreader. No more spikes and no more scratches. No spikes, No bungees, No problem

05/19/2023

Check out the 3iSpreader supporting an AeroCrane jib arm. Solid and dependable !

05/19/2023

Is your skateboard dolly too small for your tripod ? No problem for the 3iSpreader. The weight of the fully loaded jib arm is taken by the spreader alone. Not a job for bungee cords. The 3iSpreader : solid and dependable.

05/01/2023

If you find yourself on a slippery slope with an ARRI Alexa 65, a 4'slider and Ronford baby legs, be thankful that you have the solid and dependable 3iSpreader from Matthews as a foundation. The film is NEVER LET GO starring Halle Berry and shooting in Vancouver. DP Maxime Alexandre ASC and B camera Michael Fisher.

09/23/2022

09/20/2022

For a young cinematographer like myself, the Ronford Baker legs set a new standard of dependability.

09/20/2022

These metal legs - both steel and aluminum - were very durable and would securely lock with a simple rotating handle rather than the wooden leg barrel lock.

09/20/2022

It was for a David Lean film called RYAN'S DAUGHTER that DP Freddie Young BSC asked a camera rental house called Ronford Baker to design and manufacture a tripod that was able to withstand wind, rain and seawater. The result became the gold standard of tripods starting in the late 1960s and remains that way today in every film production center worlwide.

09/08/2022

Nobody could look as cool as Ralph Woolsey ASC, William Fraker ASC with Mr. Bullitt himself or Francois Truffaut shooting with a trusty set of sticks.
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