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Details of Benbo ball head?
I just lucked into a Benbo 1 tripod at a car boot
sale, for a delightful price. When I got it home, I discovered that the tightening heads for the column and legs didn't move smoothly; however since I also enjoy tuning and restoring handtools, I simply removed the knobs, which have a simple 1/4" thread, ran a bottoming tap up and down the hole, and ran a cleaning die down the bolt, which removed some loose plastic "flash" in 2 of the knobs. The tightening knobs now run beautifully; 1/2 a turn from slack to solid. I have found that other people have complained of this stickiness, so I guess Benbo's QA could do with improvement. Not a big task for me and my workshop though :-) The tripod has a ball head. This has a simple rectangular plate, with a hole, partially threaded 3/8". There is no bolt or tightener. So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? BugBear |
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In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote:
I just lucked into a Benbo 1 tripod at a car boot sale, for a delightful price. When I got it home, I discovered that the tightening heads for the column and legs didn't move smoothly; however since I also enjoy tuning and restoring handtools, I simply removed the knobs, which have a simple 1/4" thread, ran a bottoming tap up and down the hole, and ran a cleaning die down the bolt, which removed some loose plastic "flash" in 2 of the knobs. The tightening knobs now run beautifully; 1/2 a turn from slack to solid. I have found that other people have complained of this stickiness, so I guess Benbo's QA could do with improvement. Not a big task for me and my workshop though :-) The tripod has a ball head. This has a simple rectangular plate, with a hole, partially threaded 3/8". There is no bolt or tightener. So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. -- Chris Malcolm DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] |
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Details of Benbo ball head?
Chris Malcolm wrote:
In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I was hoping to get the job done cheaper than that ;-) I've gone through a similar exercise for a bolt for a Gitzo, and didn't much like the price of a single bolt!! http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...f512fb34edad03 The Gitzo bolt I eventually got almost works in the Benbo; but 3/8" section is a little too long. But I have taps, dies and files in my workshop... (no lathe) BugBear |
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bugbear wrote:
Chris Malcolm wrote: In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I note (from searching) that "most" benbo ball heads had/have a round plate that runs up-and-down the main thread that emerges from the ball. Mine is not like this; it has a proper plate: http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...benbo_head.jpg BugBear |
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bugbear wrote:
bugbear wrote: Chris Malcolm wrote: In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I note (from searching) that "most" benbo ball heads had/have a round plate that runs up-and-down the main thread that emerges from the ball. http://www.patersonphotographic.com/...cketheads.html BugBear |
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? "bugbear" ?????? ??? ?????? et... bugbear wrote: Chris Malcolm wrote: In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I note (from searching) that "most" benbo ball heads had/have a round plate that runs up-and-down the main thread that emerges from the ball. Mine is not like this; it has a proper plate: And which tripod did you use to take the photo of that tripod? Isn't that a bit of a paradox? -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist hordad AT otenet DOT gr NB:I killfile googlegroups. |
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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios wrote:
? "bugbear" ?????? ??? ?????? et... bugbear wrote: Chris Malcolm wrote: In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I note (from searching) that "most" benbo ball heads had/have a round plate that runs up-and-down the main thread that emerges from the ball. Mine is not like this; it has a proper plate: http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...benbo_head.jpg And which tripod did you use to take the photo of that tripod? Isn't that a bit of a paradox? I think paradox may be overstating. In fact it's not even a contradiction. Here's the secret: I've got more than one tripod. (although I suppose I could also have taken the photo hand held ;-) BugBear |
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"Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote:
And which tripod did you use to take the photo of that tripod? Isn't that a bit of a paradox? If you insist on taking a photo of the tripod while using the tripod you could e.g. use mirrors. jue |
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Jürgen Exner wrote:
"Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" wrote: And which tripod did you use to take the photo of that tripod? Isn't that a bit of a paradox? If you insist on taking a photo of the tripod while using the tripod you could e.g. use mirrors. You mean like taking a photo of your camera on a pano head, having only one camera? http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2.../pano_head.jpg BugBear (1 camera, 1 panohead, several tripods) |
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bugbear wrote:
Chris Malcolm wrote: In rec.photo.digital bugbear wrote: So - can anyone with a similar head give me details or source for the camera holding bolt? The spare bolts for many kinds of plate are interchangeable. It'll be much easier to find one that will do rather than the very specific one that's missing. Take the plate to a good camera shop. I was hoping to get the job done cheaper than that ;-) I've gone through a similar exercise for a bolt for a Gitzo, and didn't much like the price of a single bolt!! http://groups.google.com/group/rec.p...f512fb34edad03 The Gitzo bolt I eventually got almost works in the Benbo; but 3/8" section is a little too long. But I have taps, dies and files in my workshop... (no lathe) I finally did a cheap job; I'm using a simple 1/4" bolt, with a large nut on the back for tightening. The bolt is made captive in the tripod-head-plate by a simple rubber 'O' ring, costing 5 pence (UK). BugBear |
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