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What are the threaded holes in Manfrotto camera brackets?
The tripod mount receivers on many video cameras have an additional slot next to the 1/4-20 threaded hole. This hole is for an alignment pin that orients the camera in the right direction and also ...
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Tripod ball head: friction and main locking knob
TL;DR: Use the main locking knob to lock the head when taking a picture; the friction control knob is set once (and then left alone) to prevent the camera from flopping over when you unlock the main ...
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Arca-Swiss Z1 SP quick set options
The three QR's are Classic knob, Fliplock and monobalfix type.
The Fliplock is a quick and sturdy QR. But it is designed for our plates or a single manufacturer's plates only. many of the other ...
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What's the advantage of having a ball head on a gimbal head?
His words beginning at about 8:07 :
In the interest of adding a little bit more elevation to this particular head, I took this Manfrotto ball head, put it on top here and then what I'm able to do ...
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What size of head is right for this monopod?
Tripod threads are measured in diameter-threads/inch. The two most common sizes are 3/8”-16 and 1/4”-20.
Many tripods and tripod heads sport 3/8” while many cameras use 1/4”. If looking to attach ...
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What are the threaded holes in Manfrotto camera brackets?
Those holes are for a vhs pin — apparently a thing used to keep big heavy tape-recorder cameras in alignment. I don't think there's any use for still cameras.
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