> Mike Veglia <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Also the tripod mount/handle threads on one of the holes (there are
> four
> tripod holes--this one just happens to be the one with the best
> balance
> point) are stripping out. I guess a handle/tripod mount would be
> asking too
> much--how best to fix? Perhaps some sort of helicoil? (What is the
> thread
> for tripod mounts anyway?)
>
Yeah, helicoil should be ok, or drill and tap to 3/8" and use a 3/8" bolt on
your
tripod/monopod. I'm pretty sure the threads are whitworth (British) "standard".
Wayne Harridge
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge
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