I just fabricated stuff up as I needed it and depending on where the camera was mounted.
Anything with a 5/8” coarse thread as I recall does the trick. -D > On Apr 2, 2023, at 8:20 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > What mounts did you use? > > On 4/2/2023 7:18 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Yes, they are. However, since they use a common thread size, I’ve set most >> of my cameras up with mounts of my own. I’ve had them replace two of their >> crappy mounts and told them what I think of the mounts. Not sure if it >> mattered. >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 2, 2023, at 8:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have to say, the mounts on these things are horrible. Today I had to go >>> around and readjust them as they have all dropped over time. The one on the >>> shop was pointing straight down to the ground and it appeared to be the >>> worse of the 4 I have (still have 4 more in the box I need to install). I >>> used a pair of channel lock pliers to the point that it seemed like I was >>> going to break it and the thing still would not stay up. It has a ball >>> socket with a slot in the bottom to allow the camera to be tilted downward >>> as needed. The problem is, you seem to have to not allow the slot to be >>> somewhat under the rod of the ball joint or the camera falls. You have to >>> have the slot pointed to one side which will hold the camera up, but this >>> somewhat limits how and where you can point them. Having this slot in a >>> position to where I can have the camera pointed exactly where I want it >>> will cause the camera to drop, so I have to compromise the pointing. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
