TRIPOD THREAD SIZE.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

Hi all,

 

i`m in the middle of a little project, which i will post up on if it`s successful.

 

Does anybody know what the thread size is in the base of a camera body for mounting on a tripod?. They seem to be pretty much a standard size, and looks like a 6mm ish diameter coarse pitch thread, so if anybody knows, or can tell me where to find out, i`d be eternally grateful.

 

Regards and best wishes to all ........................ Neil.

[JawsOrca]

Hi Neil.

 

Most consumer cameras are fitted with 1/4-20 UNC threads. Larger, professional cameras and lenses may be fitted with 3/8-16 UNC threads, plus a removable 1/4-20 UNC adapter, allowing them to be mounted on a tripod using either standard.

 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod_%28photography%29(So may not be 100% correct ) I have no idea how to measure thread though so can't double check.

 

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

Thanks Alan.

 

We might have some nuts and bolts in the engineering department at work with that thread size, so i`l try and get a nut tomorrow.

 

I`ve got some 1/4 28 unf taps at work, but the thread on my tripod (i actually have 4 tripods) is a considerably more coarse one than them, so 1/4 20unc sounds about right.

[JennyMorgan]

You can buy adapters or adapter plates to overcome problems of using either thread. After two years just thought that you'd like to know that!!

[grendel]

I got a tripod at a boot fair, it had a quick change plate that was missing - I just printed one and fit the mounting bolt through it.

[grendel]

what is needed is a set of these,

no - they are not for sale, they are my only set of 1/4"BSW 20TPI camera tripod thread.

[ranworthbreeze]

Snap Grendel I have a set of those and many of the BA, whitworth and BSF etc, it was all we used back in the day.

Regards

Alan 

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

Most of the time on Aircraft, we use 10/32,  8/32,  6/32,  4/40,  and 1/4 /28 UNC or UNF.  Some Airbus units use the occaisional metric thread, but these are standard metric, and very rare.