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August 9th, 2007, 05:37 PM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 2,933
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Mounting a Tripod Head on a Lightstand?
I've never purchased JUST a tripod head, but I'd like to attach one to a tall lightstand for a high-angle unmanned camera shot. My question is, can I just place a tripod head on the lightstand and tighten it down?
Are there special connections or what? |
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August 9th, 2007, 07:27 PM
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Inner Circle
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Hi Travis............
From memory all "flat bottomed" heads have a hole to take a 3/8" bolt. If your light stand has a suitable bolt you should have no worries. However, something in the back of my mind seems to think light stands are fitted with 1/4" bolt threads on top, so you may need a 1/4" to 3/8" adapter.
Given the all up weight of a pan/ tilt head plus camera I'd make sure those legs were well and trully sand bagged tho' - could be an expensive ol' "whoops" otherwise. CS |
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August 10th, 2007, 01:32 PM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Thanks for the advice, Chris!
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