Fitting a camera or camcorder to a Slik 88 tripod head
Cameras and camcorders are fitted to the Slik 88 tripod head in a different way to the way they are fitted to many other tripods.
First, a kind of ‘threaded bush’ is screwed into the base of the camera or camcorder. Then, the camera or camcorder, with the threaded bush screwed into it, is fitted to the tripod head.
One disadvantage of this system is, the threaded bush is so small that it’s easy to lose it. It has a tendency to work loose over a period of time and fall off the camera or camcorder. There are a couple of solutions to this.
One solution is to make sure that you remove the threaded bush after you have finished using the tripod. Stash it somewhere in your camera bag or camera rucksack where it can’t be lost.
Another solution is to glue the threaded bush into the base of the camera or camcorder.
But there are a couple of ‘conditions’ attached to this idea. Firstly, only use light contact adhesive, don’t use any kind of permanent adhesive, otherwise you won’t be able to remove the bush from the camera.
Secondly, only do this if the camera or camcorder is out of its guarantee, otherwise it might affect the guarantee on the grounds that you have modified the camera or camcorder in some way.
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