Cc401 needs long tripod head screw - what tripods are recomended

[dpn]

I have a Calumet 4x5 (predates the CC401, but pretty similar), and my Tiltall works great.

Frustratingly, the Tiltall's screw is too long for my SRT-101 to mount firmly, but so it goes.

[Tin Can]

Old Gitso and Majestic heads have adjustable depth screws.

Old Studio Linhof went better with huge standard QR.

Normal thread grip depth is the same as diameter.

Take your problem to any machinist with good beer.

Mechanics don't strip threads they fix them.

[Kirks518]

I found something that really helped with my CC401 and my Tiltall. I also found the Tiltall's screw to just barely go into the female end, and never had great confidence in it.

Looking at tripod accessories on Adorama, I found this - http://www.adorama.com/pmgpx3.html

It fits perfectly in the CC's base, which allows the screw to be fully screwed down. Then the Tiltall's screw goes into one of the holes in the plate (I use the one right next to the plate's screw), and it locks down nice and firmly. I did remove the little tiny screws that are the stops screws, but you don't need them for the Tiltall.

Just thought I'd pass this on, as it may help others.

[Bob Salomon]

Tony, there actually is, somewhere, a standard for the length of a tripod screw and most, if not all, manufacturers of tripod heads for small cameras have to adhere to this standard as there frequently is electronics or mechanisms directly underneath that tripod socket that a thread that is too long can damage. Also on some of these cameras the tripod socket doesn't always go into the camera's casting but is just superficially attached to the bottom plate. So it can be broken by over tightening or by too long a screw thread.
Heads designed for large format can, and usually do, have longer threads then the ones designed for small cameras.

[Jim Jones]

Some Burke & James view cameras have a somewhat recessed tripod socket, and my B&J studio tripod has a long screw to accommodate this. Like DPN in post #11, this creates a problem with cameras that adhere to the ASA standards of tripod sockets, and a spacer is needed between those cameras and the tripod.

[Kirk Fry]

My CC401 had the same problem. A previous owner had the camera base milled flat with the tripod hole. A good machinist aught to be able to do this in about 2 minutes.