There's a variety of 1/4" thread camera mounting screws available such as this: www.joom.com/en/products/1517300459831507527-80-1-26193-1541504562 or as a spare component from tripod manufacturers. Beware of tightening the screw too hard into the end of your camera's threaded hole. When reaching the bottom of the thread, back it off a bit, then lock the camera in place by tightening up a separate nut to tension the screw. In the days of film, many cameras were 'killed' by the mounting screw being forced into the end of the hole too firmly, which distorted internal mechanical components.
Thanks for pointing those out, they seem quite useful and I do recognise those from my tripod plate. I've also noticed that if I overtighten the screw the touchscreen gets a bit random. I think it's fixed now that I set it to "normal" instead of "sensitive" but still, the screw is definitely doing something. I just leave the screw at a low tightness and everything works fine for me, I haven't needed the nuts yet. I've luckily never seen the image distort.
For sure, but in that case the 3D printed part is essentialy a wrench. That's not bad per se, but the advantage to using thumbscrews or wingbolts is that you never have to look for a tool to detach the camera.
There's a variety of 1/4" thread camera mounting screws available such as this:
www.joom.com/en/products/1517300459831507527-80-1-26193-1541504562
or as a spare component from tripod manufacturers.
Beware of tightening the screw too hard into the end of your camera's threaded hole. When reaching the bottom of the thread, back it off a bit, then lock the camera in place by tightening up a separate nut to tension the screw.
In the days of film, many cameras were 'killed' by the mounting screw being forced into the end of the hole too firmly, which distorted internal mechanical components.
Thanks for pointing those out, they seem quite useful and I do recognise those from my tripod plate.
I've also noticed that if I overtighten the screw the touchscreen gets a bit random. I think it's fixed now that I set it to "normal" instead of "sensitive" but still, the screw is definitely doing something. I just leave the screw at a low tightness and everything works fine for me, I haven't needed the nuts yet. I've luckily never seen the image distort.
Can't you just reverse the 3D printed part, screw in the screw and detach it again?
For sure, but in that case the 3D printed part is essentialy a wrench. That's not bad per se, but the advantage to using thumbscrews or wingbolts is that you never have to look for a tool to detach the camera.