Sachtler

The Sachtler company is a manufacturer of camera accessories and reporter lighting. The company was founded in 1958 and is since 1995 Vitec Group plc., Which has its headquarters in the UK.

The company's founder Wendelin Sachtler was cinematographer and inventor. He developed in 1958 its own tripod head. The so-called centrifugal head was not only pivots and tilts, but also dampened by a gyro system. The demand from colleagues circles after this fluid head meant that the company was founded Sachtler.

In 1958 Wendelin Sachtler in Munich- Schwabing its work. Since 2004, the Sachtler GmbH is headquartered in Eching near Munich. Worldwide, the company has 150 employees and is represented by distributors in over 140 countries. Production facilities are located in Germany, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom.

1992 Sachtler has been awarded the technical Oscar for her fluid heads.

Products

The company's portfolio can be divided into four different groups:

• Tripods and Tripod Heads
• Camera stabilizer systems artemis by Sachtler | Developer and Designer: Curt O. Schaller.
• Reporter lighting
• Wendelin Sachtler Academy for training areas | Instructor: Curt O. Schaller

In the area of ​​camera accessories manufactures Sachtler fluid heads, tripods and pedestals, in reportage Light LED lights and daylight and artificial light.