Tripod Attachment to mount camera
 

I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
I also have a camera ...
the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.

Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor tripod-to-camera?
[I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a 'yoof' in Jessops withj no
joy]
There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning, tilting et
al,
cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.

The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].
The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.

I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this 'problem'
can I?

--

Brian

"Brian Sharrock" wrote in message
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I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this
'problem'
can I?

Unless you have a lathe or know someone who can turn and thread an adapter
then it will be cheaper to buy a tripod.
They start at about £12.

Photographic tripods will be a light lighter to carry about too.


*If* you can find a tube with the correct thread you may be able to araldite
a 1/4" whitworth bolt into it to take a ball and socket head.

Brian Sharrock wrote:
I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
I also have a camera ...
the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.

Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor tripod-to-camera?
[I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a 'yoof' in Jessops withj no
joy]
There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning, tilting et
al,
cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.

They would, it's a standard for cameras.

I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

What makes you think the camera shop staff don't understand? Was the
tripod intended to be used with a camera? Maybe you should ask in the
shop that sold you the laser leveller with tripod. You'll probably have
to make your own adapter.

MBQ

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Brian Sharrock wrote:

I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
I also have a camera ...
the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.

Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor
tripod-to-camera? [I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a
'yoof' in Jessops withj no joy]
There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning,
tilting et al,
cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.

The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].
The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.

I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can
answer- how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this
'problem' can I?

Well, this *is* a DIY group - how about making something?

Get hold of a short length of 50mm square steel or aluminium tubing - a
couple of inches will do. Drill a clearance hole for the 15mm stub in the
middle of one face, and find a nut to fit it. Drill a clearance hole for a
6mm bolt (or 1/4" whitworth - or whatever a camera thread is) in the
opposite face, and find a suitable bolt to pass up through the hole into the
camera.
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dennis@home wrote:
"Brian Sharrock" wrote in message
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I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this
'problem'
can I?


Unless you have a lathe or know someone who can turn and thread an adapter
then it will be cheaper to buy a tripod.
They start at about £12.

Photographic tripods will be a light lighter to carry about too.


*If* you can find a tube with the correct thread you may be able to araldite
a 1/4" whitworth bolt into it to take a ball and socket head.



I'm sure you could araldite any combination of nuts and bolts into a
section of copper tube to give you the connections you need. The length
of thread might be the difficult bit.
I have 1/4" bolts on the end of various bits of wood. Useful for macro work

On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:17:04 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:


The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].

The "15mm stub" is probably a 5/8" 11 tpi (threads per inch) thread,
a standard tribrach or theodolite fitting.

The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.

That is a 1/4" x 20tpi (1/4" Whitworth) standard camera fitting.

You might be best looking in a survey supplies shop for an adapter
although any local engineering firm should be able to manufacture one
for you (or a local Model Engineering Society member - in exchange
for a few drinking vouchers).









I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this 'problem'
can I?

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:17:04 GMT, "Brian Sharrock"
wrote:


The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].

The "15mm stub" is probably a 5/8" 11 tpi (threads per inch) thread,
a standard tribrach or theodolite fitting.

The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.

That is a 1/4" x 20tpi (1/4" Whitworth) standard camera fitting.

You might be best looking in a survey supplies shop for an adapter
although any local engineering firm should be able to manufacture one
for you (or a local Model Engineering Society member - in exchange
for a few drinking vouchers).


Thanks for your reply ... :)

--

Brian