Ian,
I ran into the same problem putting an old Bogen head on an even
older Cullmann tripod. I searched on line for a couple of hours
with no luck, then walked into the neighborhood camera store,
intending to ask if they could recommend a solution, but before I
could open my mouth, I spied a package of 1/4" to 3/8" adapters on
a rack of accessories just inside the door. Turns out they're
fairly common. As I recall, they're less than $1 apiece, being
essentially simply a bushing having 1/4" threads inside and 3/8"
threads outside.
If they're still got them -- and I have no reason to think they
wouldn't -- I can pick one up for you and send it across the pond.
Walt
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "IanG" <I@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 12:37:06 -0000
>OM - content... I've just bought a manfrotto (bogen) 460mg 3 way
>head to put my OM4 on. The female scRew fitting on the bottom OF
>the head is larger than the standard male tripod to camera
>fitting so I need an adapter plate which bolts onto the tripod
>and gives a suitable male screw size to fit the head. I'm
>guessing this would be a 1/4" to 3/8" adapter. Does anybody know
>of a supplier - I've had no luck so far in the UK.
>
>thanks
>Ian
>
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