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From: "IgoR (photo-e-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "IgoR (photo-e-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: January 28, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: securing camera on tripod ?
>
> Hello!
>
> I purchased an old (original aluminum) Tiltall tripod.
>
> Well, the problem is that two out of 3 bodies I tried on it,
> two (Pentax ZX-5n and ZX-M), and also the battery grip for
them
> could not be secured on the tripod's head. The hole in the
bodies
> is just not deep enough for the screw to push the body against
the head's
> plain. I think, originally there was some type of cusion pad
there,
> but it is not any longer there.
Sometimes I think they put vestigial tripod sockets on new
cameras. They don't seem as deep as in the old days.
>
> My question:
> Does anybody have a suggestion what I can do in order to use
this nice
> tripod with these bodies ?
A couple of suggestions. One, as others have pointed out is to
build up the pad thickness. Another method would be to put a
shim on the back side of the head to effectively shorten the
screw. A washer of suitable diameter would do the trick.
Thirdly, and if all else fails, put a 1/4x20 nut onto the bolt
to hold it firmly in place, and take a grinder to it and shorten
it. When you take the nut off, it will clean up any metal burrs
left behind from the grinding.
William Robb
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