How do I attach a camera ball mount...

...to a Losmandy plate? The camera ball mount has a 3/8".

Appreciate your help!
Thanks
Ivan

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Ivan,

drill out the dove plate for size bolt used to mount the head then ya gotta counter bore the hole so the bolt sits flush with surface of plate

Bruce

Ivan Ong said:

...to a Losmandy plate? The camera ball mount has a 3/8".

Ivan,

Here's a simple way to do it without having to do any drilling or machining of the Losmandy plate.

Most all ballheads and other camera tripod heads have a 3/8-16 female thread in the bottom. If you have a standard Losmandy plate with lots of holes already in it, there should be at least two holes with 1/4-20 female threads.

You need two parts:

1. A 1/4-20 threaded set screw, about 3/4" long. This is a full length threaded screw without any head and a hex key hole in one end, into which you can fit an Allen wrench. These cost about 25~50 cents at any hardware store.

2. A 3/8-16 to 1/4-20 reducer bushing. (See attached photo.) This has 3/8-16 male threads on the outside and 1/4-20 female threads on the inside. These are made of either brass or steel and can sometimes be found in well equipped hardware stores but are most often found in camera stores for adapting newer tripod heads to older tripods. Usually cost about $2~$3.

Once you have these two parts, you should be able to figure out how to screw them together and connect your ball head to the Losmady plate.

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