The link below is corrected. Thank you Larry, for pointing it out. I know - you wanted to see the [real] stud. ;-)
Igor > Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:34:00 -0500 (EST) > From: Igor Roshchin > Subject: Re: Technical questions: Manfrotto tripod (3182+3433 head) > > > Thanks to everybody who responded. > It was a busy week, so it took me some time to take photos of > the tripod parts in questions, as they don't show up > in the photos that I can find online. > > Item 3: > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/Tripod/_IR27447.jpg > (two threaded holes) > > Item 5 below: > a stud at the bottom of each leg: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/Tripod/_IR27443.jpg > > Item 4: > a hole in the mount, just above the leg top: > http://www.komkon.org/~igor/Tripod/_IR27445.jpg > It seems to be consistent with what Stan and Joseph described. > > > > Mon Feb 28 14:41:45 CST 2011 > > Larry Colen wrote: > > > On Feb 28, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Cotty wrote: > > > > > > > > I would guess that iGor is interested in doing some video work with > > > the K-7 ? > > > > I thought he was just cheap and picked it up at a garage sale. > > > > Two smart a... guys. :-) > > I picked up this tripod at the university surplus, - to use in my lab. > Currently I am teaching a class that I mentioned before "The Art of > Scientific Communication", where I am recording presentations. > So, instead of bringing of my original "TiltAll" aluminum tripod, > to the class, I am considering using this one. > It's missing a QR plate that I'd need to buy. > > As for these holes and studs, - my inquisitive mind (har!) wants to > know what they are for. > > > Thank you, > > Igor > > > > > > From [email protected] Mon Feb 28 14:10:57 2011 > > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:10:55 -0500 (EST) > > From: Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Technical questions: Manfrotto tripod (3182+3433 head) > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have a few practical questions about a Manfrotto video tripod > > (3182 tripod + 3433 head, aka Video 501). > > > > 3433 Head: > > 1. Would I have any problems mounting a photo camera (K-7 in particular) > > to its QR plate? > > > > 2. Are there any other QR plates that would work fine with this head > > (without any modifications), and that cost less then $20 (that's > > what a new one costs at B&H or Adorama). > > > > 3. What is the purpopse of two threaded holes (of different size) > > in the head just below the QR plate? > > > > 3182 legs: > > > > 4. What is the purpose of a bronze-looking stud with a hole > > at the bottom of each leg? > > (My guess is it is for mounting a dolly or some ground-level spreader, > > or whatever those rubber strips are called. Right?) > > > > 5. What is the purpose of the threaded hole in the mount of one of the legs > > (at the top of the tripod) > > > > Thank you, > > > > Igor > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
