csalem
5-Mar-2011, 19:10
I've been messing around with this big ugly B&J 8x10 for a couple of weeks. There are two ways to affix the thing to the tripod. One is a sort of wooden tripod plate that the base of the camera slides into. It stays in place through the tension on two aluminum "clamps" on the side of the plate. By "stay in place" I mean, it doesn't slide off the tripod. Very sketchy, very wobbley.
The other way to affix the camera is two 1/8" 20 threaded holes in the bottom of the base plate. Actually, there are two hole but only one has a threaded metal... uh... receiver. The other is an empty wooden hole.
What I want to do is attach a long Best Stuff(RRS) quick release plate to the base of the camera, but I want to have those two connection points to attach to. The question is, where do I get such a thing(threaded receiver), and maybe more importantly, what do I call it?
This post looks really confusing without pictures, but maybe someone knows exactly what I'm looking for.
The other way to affix the camera is two 1/8" 20 threaded holes in the bottom of the base plate. Actually, there are two hole but only one has a threaded metal... uh... receiver. The other is an empty wooden hole.
What I want to do is attach a long Best Stuff(RRS) quick release plate to the base of the camera, but I want to have those two connection points to attach to. The question is, where do I get such a thing(threaded receiver), and maybe more importantly, what do I call it?
This post looks really confusing without pictures, but maybe someone knows exactly what I'm looking for.