Help With Tripod Mount

[Drew Wiley]

Those hex plates have a special kind of turnbolt in them - yeah, either true 1/4-20 or 3/8-16 thread, but also with an unthreaded capture neck portion. The local camera store sells them. But I can't find the replacement screw model no. on the B&H site - just the complete hex plate plus screw in both 1/4 and 3/8 versions. In the past, I've used ordinary flat head 1/4 or 3/8 screws when I wanted a flush countersunk version rather than the turn knob projecting below the plate. But these are so cheap - plate and screw combined, that you might as well just order it from B&H or another analogous source. Make sure you get the right sized hex plate - there is more than one.

[Drew Wiley]

Revision : B&H does stock the special screws by themselves. Just look under "Tripod Accessories - Misc Parts"

[Axelwik]

Yet another Intrepid problem????????? Maybe we should start a list.

You automatically assume that it's the camera because it's an Intrepid? Most likely operator error.

The Intrepid isn't perfect, but my Intrepid has been great. Only a klutz couldn't use one, or get around its limitations.

[Larry Gebhardt]

With the plates the screws have an unthreaded portion. The screw must be all the way into the plate so it is loose around this unthreaded section. Ensure the plate threads are not engaging the screw as you mount it to the camera. Try this with the camera upright and it may be easier.