Talk:Tripod (photography)

message: Do all tripods mount to cameras the same way? It seems like they all have a 6mm bolt, but there can't be just one standard, can there? Anybody know anything about this?
*It's probably mentioned in some standards document somewhere (I'd guess maybe the SMPTE, MPAA or some industry body like that). I don't know for certain. I'm inclined to think larger cameras probably use a different mount though, custom-designed to hold the weight of the camera perhaps. (I'd shudder to think of a 6mm bolt trying to hold a full-sized TV or film camera.) Haikupoet 04:50, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mounting bolt 

message: I edited the description of tabletop tripods to include heavier (and more expensive) professional models-- certainly professionals tend not to use the cheap/flimsy ones mentioned in the earlier article, but they do use the heavier ones. The webpage referenced is mine (the tabletop tripod rated for 25Kg is the Novoflex "Basicball", which is admittedly an extreme example). Rbean 19:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tabletop tripods 

message: It seems to me there should be some mention of ballheads vs pan heads. Rbean 19:08, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a section for that, and I also added information about the head types into the image captions - the tabletop tripod has a ball style head and the larger tripod has a panhead type.  I also moved the panhead image down to the head types section for ease of calrification.  I'm new, please don't shoot if I did it wrong!  Tiberius47 10:37, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ballhead vs Panhead 

message: "They are necessary when slow-speed exposures are being made, or when zoom lenses are used. Any camera movement while the shutter is open will produce a blurred image."
Neither of these statements is true. A bit more precision in this article might be helpful.
In the first place, there are plenty of situations where a zoom lens can be used at a fast enough shutter speed to make the use of a tripod unnecessary. There are also situations (i.e. panning) where slow shutter speeds are used in combination with intentional camera movement.
In the second place, it is not true that any camera movement will produce a blurred image. It is a question of how much movement is acceptable for any particular purpose. A tripod doesn't completely prevent camera motion - the camera still gets moved a tiny bit by air movements and vibration from the ground - but it does decrease the extent of the movement and hence the number of circumstances in which an unblurred image can be produced.
--Ilnyckyj (talk) 21:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Precision in wording 

message: Quick release shoe I have come across the Jessops and Manfrotto. Can't see them covered anywhere. -- Clem Rutter (talk) 19:28, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion

message: The screw threads had the following text but it did not belong in that article, perhaps this text can find a home in this one:
 * Camera case screws, used to mount a camera on a photographic tripod:
 ** ¼″ UNCISO 1222:2010 Photography -- Tripod connections used on almost all small cameras
 ** ⅜″ UNC for larger (and some older small) cameras
 (many older cameras use ¼" BSW or ⅜" BSW threads, which in low stress applications, and if machined to  wide tolerances, are for practical purposes compatible with the UNC threads)
Sincerely, AadaamS (talk) 20:37, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  text rescued from Screw threads article