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Title: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: Frank in JC on November 12, 2007, 09:43:25 AM

Like the rest of you, I have a doohickey on the top of my stand with standard microphone threads.  The simplest thing is obviously an an adapter for the those threads that covert it to 1/4-20.  Somebody makes these, right?

FWIW, I don't plan on putting my camera on the stand, I want to use it for off-camera flash. 

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: Brian Skalinder on November 12, 2007, 07:23:34 PM

Quote from: Frank in JC on November 12, 2007, 09:43:25 AM

The simplest thing is obviously an an adapter for the those threads that covert it to 1/4-20.  Somebody makes these, right?

Yes.  B&H may have them.  Can't recall if there's a direct 5/8" female > 1/4"-20 male, or if you need to go 5/8" > 3/8" and then 3/8" > 1/4".

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: BayTaynt3d on November 24, 2007, 02:27:05 AM

I do this all the time, you can find a direct adapter on B&H.

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: ero3030 on November 24, 2007, 08:01:50 AM

nice to have all of the adaptors.  use the 1/4 on my 3373 stand for a mono pod or tri pod.  ed

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on November 24, 2007, 01:49:49 PM

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/1350/Adapters.html

I use this guy for my small digicamera:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5360-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_3105_5_8_Stud_to_1_4_20_.html

(http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/5360.jpg)


For Mics I use:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5357-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_3102_5_8_Stud_to_3_8_.html

(http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/5357.jpg)

And for 5/8" mics add in "Bomiba":

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/284333-REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_MIBA_Female_3_8_to_5_8_.html

(http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/items/284333.jpg)

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: kskreider on November 24, 2007, 04:46:29 PM

Like &etc I use the 3/8" quick release and a 3/8" to 5/8" adapter.  I think that my adapter has 1/4" on one side and 3/8" on the other.  It was convenient enough that I just bought two of them so I always had a spare.

Title: Re: How can I put a 1/4-20 camera thread on my lighting/mic stand?
Post by: Frank in JC on November 26, 2007, 08:27:06 AM

Thanks for the replies, everybody

I didn't know exactly the size thread I needed and I was avoiding going to B&H "blind" because of the current holiday madness.  BTW, for any of you in the area, B&H has just turned the 2nd floor into the main showroom.  There's a little more breathing room now.