How does the ball head mounting plate screw into camera. Flat head screwdriver grooves? Or does it have something you can turn with your fingers?
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It has something you can screw with your fingers. Frankly, one of the very few down sides to this tripod. After shooting for a while the plate has a tendency of loosening. I would have rather preferred a plate that you can screw in with a screw driver.
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I have some tripod without what you called the little grip, but all you need is a coin to screw it
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The bottom plate screw has a folding winged screw that may be finger tightened.
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You should use a hex key. I was able to tighten it by hand but it would be more secure with the key. Alternatively, You can just use the normal screw that comes with the camera. Not sure why they felt the need to change it up here because I found that the screw works just fine.
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it is a pretty simple screw/unscrew. no tools needed. this is a great tripod if you are not in a hurry, takes a little bit to set up. i shoot a large nikon d800 with large lenses and the head takes some tightening. for smaller cameras this would not be an issue. I was happy with the purchase over all. light and packs small.
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Hi Denise, I bought this a couple of months ago and really like it. But to answer your question, the round knob on top unscrews and you screw your camara to it.
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Yes, the ball head is screwed on the tripod via a 3/8 inch thread screw, you certainly can replace it with somethingelse.
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It should have come with a smaller Allen wrench that should be inserted into the holes on the side. Loosen them up a bit, which will allow the piece to slide. You can attach it to the camera and slide to where it needs to be, then tighten the screws you just loosened with th little Allen wrench.
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Yes, the ball head unscrews from the top of the tripod and can be mounted on any tripod (or monopod) that has a quarter-inch mounting stud. This is fairly standard for a "mini" ball head. Some tripods use a 3/8" stud; there are $5 adapters available that are 3/8" female on one side (to screw on the 3/8" tripod stud) and 1/4" male on the other (upon which to install this ball head). Going the other way, if you want to install a heavier-duty ball head with a 3/8" socket on this tripod, you'll need a different adapter that is 3/8" male on the outside (to screw into your heavier head) and 1/4" female on the inside (to mount on this tripod). Yes, the ball head unscrews from the top of the tripod and can be mounted on any tripod (or monopod) that has a quarter-inch mounting stud. This is fairly standard for a "mini" ball head. Some tripods use a 3/8" stud; there are $5 adapters available that are 3/8" female on one side (to screw on the 3/8" tripod stud) and 1/4" male on the other (upon which to install this ball head). Going the other way, if you want to install a heavier-duty ball head with a 3/8" socket on this tripod, you'll need a different adapter that is 3/8" male on the outside (to... » Read More Yes, the ball head unscrews from the top of the tripod and can be mounted on any tripod (or monopod) that has a quarter-inch mounting stud. This is fairly standard for a "mini" ball head. Some tripods use a 3/8" stud; there are $5 adapters available that are 3/8" female on one side (to screw on the 3/8" tripod stud) and 1/4" male on the other (upon which to install this ball head). Going the other way, if you want to install a heavier-duty ball head with a 3/8" socket on this tripod, you'll need a different adapter that is 3/8" male on the outside (to screw into your heavier head) and 1/4" female on the inside (to mount on this tripod). « Show Less
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This bracket is designed to be used with an Arca Swiss style ball head which has two plates connected by a threaded screw that clamp onto this style of bracket. The additional screws seen on this bracket are "safety stops" that will prevent your camera or lens from sliding completely from the ball head when you loosen the tightening screw. They are a nice feature but can be removed if desired with a small allen wrench.
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there are two camera mounts; one on either side of the center tripod mount. On each camera mount, there is a handle which loosens and tightens the mount. To loosen it, rotate the handlecounter-clockwise. The camera mount can then slide in either direction. Also note that the thread is the larger mounting thread - if you unscrew it, you will find a smaller thread underneath it. If you still have a question, let me know and perhaps I can make a quick youtube video to help demonstrate. David
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Any ordinary mounting plate can be used to mount and stabilize the slider on a tripod(s), as for the camera you will need some sort of fluid ball head to attach the camera to the slider!
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I've gotten it to mount on an older tripod I had laying around. The little stand and the hotshoe provided in the package have the standard 1/4" screw socket that most cameras have as well. I've used it to screw it onto the little tripod platform attachment.
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I actually unscrew the head from my manfrotto tripod and screw on the slider to the tripod because the head attaches to the sliding part so you have more control of the camera as your sliding it. Hope this makes sense and hope it helps.
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Yes. Screw it directly to the bottom of the camera. When you place the camera on a tripod with the plate you must unscrew it
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One can use Allen wrench (hex key). I angled the camera and goggles in a way that I can tighten down the supplied handle for mounts then just pushed the camera until I found the shooting angle that I wanted.
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Round white metal plates with two screw holes. The mount has a pivot joint that allows the camera angle to be adjusted by tightening a locking twist nut.
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There is a typical baseplate screw (baseplate not included) that sticks upward from underneath the cage, between it and the 15mm rail system underneath, that screws into the bottom of the camera.
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You shouldn't be using that screw for a camera. It's made for a ball head/tripod head. You have to use that.