Canon DSLR tripod thread

[silverfoxcc]

Asked a photo-type chap the other night, 'What thread is the tripod on Canon DSLR?

He replied 1/4 x 20

BUT didnt say if it was whit/UNC/BSF or something else

Anyone clarify that please?

Thanks

[Magic919]

1/4 Whitworth.

[silverfoxcc]

Magic

Thanks for quick reply. Tap and die being ordered

[thebraketester]

Magic919 said:

1/4 Whitworth.

Sure it's not unc?

[crmcatee]

I think it's UNC too.

In fact - Wiki agrees - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod_(photography)

1/4-20 UNC

[Magic919]

That's interesting as i always knew them as Whitworth when I sold them in the 1990s. Just as well they are interchangeable.

[mikef]

crmcatee said:

I think it's UNC too.

In fact - Wiki agrees - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod_(photography)

1/4-20 UNC

Straying off topic slightly, on that page what is the grip in this picture between the monopod and the camera/lens ? I could use one of those on my own monopod

[K12beano]

mikef said:

Straying off topic slightly, on that page what is the grip in this picture between the monopod and the camera/lens ? I could use one of those on my own monopod

Manfrotto Action Head 222

An old one of those came on my secondhand (ancient) 055C and I put up with it for a few months before getting a decent ball head. You'll find them on Fleabay from time to time I'm sure.

Possibly find it good/useful or may find it a complete PITA - bit of a marmite head!

[mikef]

Thanks. I currently use my 70-200 fixed directly to a very light carbon monopod, if I need to change angle I move the whole thing

I'll take a look

[leggly]

I completely misunderstood the title of this thread.

[RobDickinson]

With monopods your better off with a head that only moved in one direction like this

[K12beano]

^^^^ Much better - also because it's a Swiss-Arca fitting and you can easily set up portrait mode shooting with an L-bracket

leggly said:

I completely misunderstood the title of this thread.

I'm sure you didn't; this has gone way off-topic but may still be useful to some!!!

[mikef]

RobDickinson said:

With monopods your better off with a head that only moved in one direction

How long does that take to adjust? My prime use is equine photography, I need to shift position a few feet between jumps with minimal vertical variation between shots and just seconds to set them up. Monopod because the 70 to 200 IS (perfect for equine work) can feel a little heavy by the time a few gee-gees have gone round a course

Sorry, I have really gone off topic here, someone say if I should make this another thread

[nellyleelephant]

mikef said:

How long does that take to adjust?

I use this one (well, the previous version to this one) http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-kirk-mpa-2-mono...

You have tension control on the tilt, so once set you can adjust with a little pressure to the lens / body. Don't you find a monopod a little restrictive with a 70-200 though? I find it slows me down.

[Pete Baraka]

mikef said:

RobDickinson said:

With monopods your better off with a head that only moved in one direction

How long does that take to adjust? My prime use is equine photography, I need to shift position a few feet between jumps with minimal vertical variation between shots and just seconds to set them up. Monopod because the 70 to 200 IS (perfect for equine work) can feel a little heavy by the time a few gee-gees have gone round a course

Sorry, I have really gone off topic here, someone say if I should make this another thread

I use similar - a Manfrotto 234RC - and leave it just loosened to allow the camera and lens to tilt backward and forwards as required. It really does make a difference if you're using a heavy combo for a long event. I think these heads are primarily intended to tilt in the other plane to allow swift and secure switching between landscape and portrait orientation.

Pete

[mikef]

I don't find the monopod too unwieldy, I use a carbon fibre Gitzo traveller that weighs less than 800 grams and collapses to 40cm

A head that rotates rapidly through 90 degrees for the occasional portrait shot would be interesting (horses and jumps tend to fit a landscape frame for the most part)

[RobDickinson]

Most long lenses collar mounts do that anyhow

[mikef]

Good point!