Tripod Mount

[Dami]

I recently got my new 20D camera and I'm disappointed to see that there is only the hole for the threaded bolt and nothing to keep the camera from swiveling around on the tripod. Is there some kind of attachment you can get to help stabilize the camera? Or do I have to get my husband to drill a hole in the casing? (j/k) ;)

[scottbergerphoto]

You don't attach your camera to the tripod bolt. You attach a tripod head to the tripod and then you attach your camera to the triopd head usually via some form of quick release bracket of an Arca Swiss type.

[Dami]

Okay, I screw something into the little round hole on the bottom of the camera. When I do that, that camera can still swivel around when I attach it to the tripod. Every other camera I've had, had two little holes, one threaded and one for a little spring loaded metal thingy on the "tripod head." Is there any way to stabilize this camera? Forgive my lack of technical terminology. I do appreciate the lesson as I didn't know what the parts are called.

[Belmondo]

Most tripod heads have a rubber or cork surface that should keep the camera from moving once everything has been tightened down.

[Dami]

Thanks. I hoped there would be a better solution! Shooting in portrait is really difficult.

[Belmondo]

There are better arrangements, but they tend to be expensive. A company callled Really Right Stuff makes a custom plate for the 20D, but it only works with tripods that use an Arca/Swiss clamp system, and they tend to be a bit pricey.

If you want to drool a bit, check out their website.

http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/

[DocFrankenstein]

And I guess this would explain why the arca type plates are used by most pros (and why they're so expensive too)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=65907

QR = quick release plate.

If you just want to have the camera steady in one position, you can get somebody to glue a metal "corner" to the quick release plate. This metal corner would keep the camera in place. Or invest in the really right stuff bracket, if you shoot a lot of verticals.

[ScottE]

I got an Arca type quick release plate for my 20D from Acratech. It has a ridge along one side that runs along the bottom front of the camera body and keeps the plate from twisting. The price was quite reasonable.

Scott

[MadTony]

Take a look at this link...I would think that these would work fairly well. (I do not have one, but I want to get one. It is less of a concern now that I have the tripod ring for the 70-200, but I would still want one. here's the link to B&H


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=216481&is=REG

Of course, this requires the use of an RC2 quick release head on the tripod, but these are relatively inexpensive.

[Neens_wa]

I just got the Rc2 pistol grip tripod head...It is soooooo sweeeet! I am totally loving it!

I also got the anti-slip plates as well for my 70-200 and 300 lens. This was definitely one of my dandier purchases. The movement of this head is just sooooo smooth!!!!!!!!

My next purchase will be a Veach rotating mount for my body. If you've never used one of these, they are simply dynamite! Shooting rodeos and horse events (and helping a friend who does weddings), I need to flip from portrait to landscape and vice versa pdq... Using this was soooooooo sweet. I borrowed one from a friend and am totally sold! It whomps the socks off the stroboframe press-t I have been using!!! check this out:
http://www.veachco.com/
Click products, jones flash brackets for a good look.

neens

[scottbergerphoto]

I got an Arca type quick release plate for my 20D from Acratech. It has a ridge along one side that runs along the bottom front of the camera body and keeps the plate from twisting. The price was quite reasonable.

Scott
Exactly!

[Dami]

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions, folks.

[Jon]

In over 30 years, with or without release plates, I haven't had trouble with the camera swivelling around on normal tripod heads except with long lenses and portrait orientation. If the anchor screw is too long, you might have a problem, but any tripod that's otherwise sturdy enough for the camera has held the camera square once I tightened it down firmly.

[DaveG]

I recently got my new 20D camera and I'm disappointed to see that there is only the hole for the threaded bolt and nothing to keep the camera from swiveling around on the tripod. Is there some kind of attachment you can get to help stabilize the camera? Or do I have to get my husband to drill a hole in the casing? (j/k) ;)

There is no anti-twist provision made in the 20D. There are no anti-twist provisions made for any digital or 35mm camera I've ever heard of. Hasselblads and most Mamiya's do. I assume that there are others but I can't specifically say which ones.

[CoolToolGuy]

The second hole is very popular on camcorders, where you pan while you are shooting, and slippage would be an issue. As others have mentioned, it is not usually required on a still camera.

Have Fun,