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Seems a stupid question but does anyone know the thread size for the E-M1 tripod socket. I've searched the manual but it doesn't say whether it's 3/8" or 1/4"?
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It's the smaller size, 1/4".Stephen
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Thank you....No matter how advanced your camera you still need to be responsible for getting it to the right place at the right time and pointing it in the right direction to get the photo you want. - Ken Rockwell
Say It With A Camera
Photography From North Wales
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Re: Tripod Mount - Thread Size
OK, I'll be pedantic here. It's 1/4" British Standard Whitworth (BSW).
Ross "I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr
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I knew you wouldn't let me down, Ross. To be doubly pedantic, he didn't ask for the thread pitch, just the size!Stephen
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Can I be triply pedantic - the thread is now 1/4 - 20 UNC (ISO 1222:2010) not dear old Whitworth but the differences are small and interchangeable in practice.Comment
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UNC - 60 degree thread angle. Whit. and BSF 55 Degrees.
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Oh dear! I did start something.
Ross "I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr
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Nah!Originally posted by Ross the fiddler View PostOh dear! I did start something.
(BA - 47.5 degree thread angle. Handy for threads in thin plates. Acme thread - 29 degrees)
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Can't think why my wife thinks this is a site for nurds and geeks.....
I still think it's more interesting than watching East Enders - but maybe only just in the case of this particular thread!
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
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We're all nuts. I've lost the thread. Oh, screw that. I'm going to bolt.Stephen
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Well if you think this is getting a bit nurdy, try looking up Holtzappfel threads.
They didn't even use the same inches as us in Europe those days.
Thus we need to make a 19.89TPI thread in the UK today, whereas in the 18 century, and in a different country using a Strassburg inch, it was much simpler at 19TPI which is was easy to arrange on their lathes.
For the non-nurds, TPI= Threads Per Inch
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We've obviously got a strong contingent of engineers on this site!
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
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3/8" is only used on serious cameras and lenses.
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Either that or everybody gets a "Zeus" book when they register!Originally posted by Zuiko View PostWe've obviously got a strong contingent of engineers on this site!Comment
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