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karnopp
Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Ann Arbor,Michigan
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: Graphic View Support |
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I have read that the Graphic View is useless without the tripod which was usually sold with it.
I would like to use the GV with a geared head that I have. Is the tripod head a complete unit, or could I use part of it with my geared head? |
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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The tripod support for the GV is a tilt pan head with a 1/4 20 threaded hole in the bottom and a V shaped clamp at the top to hold the rail of the camera.
This mount is compatible with any tripod that has a 1/4 -20 stud
Les _________________ "In order to invent, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk" Thomas Edison |
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karnopp
Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Posts: 18 Location: Ann Arbor,Michigan
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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So are you saying the the v-clamp and the pan head are separate? And if so, I could toss the pan head and attach the v-clamp to my gear head.
I have been warned to get a GV with the tripod head attached. But if all I need is the V-clamp, that is more precise.
Thanks
Bruce : |
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Nope the V clamp is intregal to camera mount/tripod mount.
Think of it this way, Sinar, Cambo, Arca, Calumet, Kodak Master all have a solid block that attaches the rail of their camera to any tripod. if you don't have this, the camera is useless.
Graflex went one step further and made that solid block tilt and pan.
You can play this a couple of ways... mount the camera with its tilt pan head onto the head currently on your tripod. This makes for several places to adjust the camera. Some people that do it this way replace the arm of the GV mount with a bolt, which effectively locks the tilt pan up.
Remove the head from the tripod and mount the camera directly. On smaller tripods this will work as the head mount is 1/4-20, on larger tripods the stud is 3/8 16 so an adapter plate is necessary.
The expensive route is to buy the third party, solid mount. There's a guy that was selling them on ebay for $99.00 _________________ "In order to invent, you need a good imagination and a lot of junk" Thomas Edison |
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