Marco: Yes, eBay is a good place to get them cheaply. Search: http://www.ebay.com/1-4-to-3-8-tripod
10 for $5.39 — share them with your friends! Tripod screw threads are usually 1/4-20 or 3/8-16, and as you point out these screws and nuts and threaded rod are available almost anywhere (in the US). Jeff Kreines Kinetta On Jan 27, 2014, at 11:16 PM, Marco Poloni <mar.pol...@gmail.com> wrote: > The conversion screw indicated by Jeff is a specialized item, and I > would not know where elase to find it, except maybe ebay. > > FYI, generally speaking, all photo and film camera and tripod threads > are, if I am not mistaken, standard UNC threads, that is, industrial > threads. This means that many screws for cameras can be found in good > hardware stores for about a dime. > > On 28 January 2014 01:04, Jeff Kreines <j...@kinetta.com> wrote: >> >> On Jan 27, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Dominic Angerame <dominic.anger...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I have an Arri S and looking for a special adapter that will convert the >> inches on my tripod screw to millimeters. Any idea where I can find such a >> thing. >> >> >> It's not inches to millimeters, it's a conversion from a 1/4'-20 thread to a >> 3/8-16 thread. Here's an (overpriced) example of what you need. They used >> to cost $1 or less. But I am old! >> >> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/101501-REG/Arca_Swiss_809011_Adapter_Screw_3_8_16.html >> >> >> Jeff Kreines >> Kinetta >> j...@kinetta.com >> kinetta.com >> kinettaarchival.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > > -- > > "A brave flat world." > > > marco poloni > usedomer strasse 8 > d - 13355 berlin > gsm de +49.163.6294080 > gsm ch +41.78.6322028 > skype marcopoloni > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Jeff Kreines Kinetta j...@kinetta.com kinetta.com kinettaarchival.com
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