Basic Bracket Question
February 25, 2009 11:52 AM Subscribe
Bonehead camera equipment question: will this bracket attach to a copy stand (ie the male screw of the copy stand fits the female of the bracket, and the male at the other end of the bracket fits the female of the camera), or will this only fit on some kind of quick-release tripod? I can't tell based on the one image. Thanks.
This page has more info; it is indeed part of Bogen/Manfrotto's proprietary quick release systen, which uses the distinctive hexagonal brackets you see in the picture. It still may be usable for what you want, though, as at least some quick release brackets have holes in them for use with non-quick release tripods, which generally have a 1/4 inch screw. There are some cameras/tripods out there with 3/8 inch hardware, but adapters are pretty easy to find. For esoteric brackets for cameras, Acratech and Really Right Stuff are good sources, but pricey. They have a few things you can't find at B&H or Adorama, though.
posted by TedW at 12:12 PM on February 25, 2009
posted by TedW at 12:12 PM on February 25, 2009
The plates on that bracket are designed to lock into the heads of some Bogen/Manfrotto tripods. The hexagonal things are not plastic, but metal. It does look like it is physically capable of doing what you say you want to do though.
It's none of my business, but why would you want to mount one of these on a copy stand? With every copy stand I've ever seen you'd end up with the camera pointing either to one side or the other or straight ahead; not downward toward the baseboard of the stand.
If you have any doubts at all as to whether or not this bracket will do what you want, you might also take a look at the products from Really Right Stuff prior to ordering this one.
posted by imjustsaying at 12:23 PM on February 25, 2009
It's none of my business, but why would you want to mount one of these on a copy stand? With every copy stand I've ever seen you'd end up with the camera pointing either to one side or the other or straight ahead; not downward toward the baseboard of the stand.
If you have any doubts at all as to whether or not this bracket will do what you want, you might also take a look at the products from Really Right Stuff prior to ordering this one.
posted by imjustsaying at 12:23 PM on February 25, 2009
Response by poster: Thanks for the links, all, and keep them coming please. imjustsaying, the bracket above (and from the looks of it, some of the Really Right Stuff) should change the camera orientation from landscape to portrait, without changing the direction it's pointing, right?
posted by sleevener at 12:38 PM on February 25, 2009
posted by sleevener at 12:38 PM on February 25, 2009
Response by poster: I would add, upon looking at RRS's prices: gah!
posted by sleevener at 12:41 PM on February 25, 2009
posted by sleevener at 12:41 PM on February 25, 2009
...change the camera orientation from landscape to portrait, without changing the direction it's pointing...
The L-brackets from Really Right Stuff and others are for exactly that sort of thing. Most, if not all tripod heads can also accomplish this, and there are also flash brackets that do this. As you see the price can vary widely. The Really Right Stuff is very well made and fits perfectly, in my experience (I have 2 L-brackets), but there are less expensive alternatives if you look around. If you are interested in a flash bracket that rotates the camera you want to look for a camera rotator; there are flash rotators too.
posted by TedW at 2:03 PM on February 25, 2009
The L-brackets from Really Right Stuff and others are for exactly that sort of thing. Most, if not all tripod heads can also accomplish this, and there are also flash brackets that do this. As you see the price can vary widely. The Really Right Stuff is very well made and fits perfectly, in my experience (I have 2 L-brackets), but there are less expensive alternatives if you look around. If you are interested in a flash bracket that rotates the camera you want to look for a camera rotator; there are flash rotators too.
posted by TedW at 2:03 PM on February 25, 2009
Looking at this page gives me the impression that the elbow bracket you've linked to will connect a camera to a hexagonal quick-release plate.
In other words, the bracket will have a male screw (indeed, a choice of two sizes of male screw), but I can't see anything indicating it will have a female screw.
posted by Mike1024 at 2:15 PM on February 25, 2009
In other words, the bracket will have a male screw (indeed, a choice of two sizes of male screw), but I can't see anything indicating it will have a female screw.
posted by Mike1024 at 2:15 PM on February 25, 2009
Yeah, the bottom of the bracket is a hex-shaped foot that fits in the tripod's quick-release thingie.
And yeah, there are way cheaper ways to accomplish the "Portrait" orientation. I have a $25 tripod whose head folds out to rotate the camera body 90 degrees.
posted by Rykey at 4:51 PM on February 25, 2009
And yeah, there are way cheaper ways to accomplish the "Portrait" orientation. I have a $25 tripod whose head folds out to rotate the camera body 90 degrees.
posted by Rykey at 4:51 PM on February 25, 2009
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