I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
I also have a camera ...
the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.

Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor tripod-to-camera?
[I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a 'yoof' in Jessops withj no 
joy]
There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning, tilting et 
al,
cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.

The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].
The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.

I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?

Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this 'problem'
can I?

-- 

Brian

"Brian Sharrock"  wrote in message 
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> I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
> how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?
>
> Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this 
> 'problem'
> can I?


Unless you have a lathe or know someone who can turn and thread an adapter 
then it will be cheaper to buy a tripod.
They start at about 12.

Photographic tripods will be a light lighter to carry about too.


*If* you can find a tube with the correct thread you may be able to araldite 
a 1/4" whitworth bolt into it to take a ball and socket head.

Brian Sharrock wrote:

> I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
> I also have a camera ...
> the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.
>
> Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor tripod-to-camera?
> [I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a 'yoof' in Jessops withj no
> joy]
> There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning, tilting et
> al,
> cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.


They would, it's a standard for cameras.


> I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
> how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?


What makes you think the camera shop staff don't understand? Was the
tripod intended to be used with a camera? Maybe you should ask in the
shop that sold you the laser leveller with tripod. You'll probably have
to make your own adapter.

MBQ

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Brian Sharrock   wrote:


> I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
> I also have a camera ...
> the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.
>
> Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor
> tripod-to-camera? [I've tried to Google and even tried talking to a
> 'yoof' in Jessops withj no joy]
> There seems to be a plethora of adjustable 'heads' for panning,
> tilting et al,
> cameras - but these all seem to attach on to a 'standard' camera bolt.
>
> The tripod has a shiny 'bolt' which when unscrewed appears to be
> an 18mm o.d. fine threaded attachment to the tripod's vertical tube.
> On top of this bolt is a stub which appears to be 15mm o.d. with a
> coarse thread - [the laser leveller's plate screw onto this].
> The camera screws onto a standard(?) 1/4"(6mm0 bolt ... at least
> it accepted a M&S mini tripod without problem.
>
> I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can
> answer- how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?
>
> Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this
> 'problem' can I?


Well, this *is* a DIY group - how about making something?

Get hold of a short length of 50mm square steel or aluminium tubing - a
couple of inches will do. Drill a clearance hole for the 15mm stub in the
middle of one face, and find a nut to fit it. Drill a clearance hole for a
6mm bolt (or 1/4" whitworth - or whatever a camera thread is) in the
opposite face, and find a suitable bolt to pass up through the hole into the
camera.
-- 
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dennis@home wrote:

> "Brian Sharrock"  wrote in message 
> news:kMr0f.8857$hP.7979@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> 
> 
>>I need to know - or phrase a question that camera shop folks can answer-
>>how do I utilise the tripod (that I've got) with a camera?
>>
>>Any help will be appreciated ... I can't be the first to have this 
>>'problem'
>>can I?
> 
> 
> Unless you have a lathe or know someone who can turn and thread an adapter 
> then it will be cheaper to buy a tripod.
> They start at about 12.
> 
> Photographic tripods will be a light lighter to carry about too.
> 
> 
> *If* you can find a tube with the correct thread you may be able to araldite 
> a 1/4" whitworth bolt into it to take a ball and socket head. 
> 
> 


I'm sure you could araldite any combination of nuts and bolts into a 
section of copper tube to give you the connections you need. The length 
of thread might be the difficult bit.
I have 1/4" bolts on the end of various bits of wood. Useful for macro work