Standard Camera Bracket - Camera Mounting
Mounting your camera on the Standard Camera Bracket
To mount your camera, first select the
appropriate slot in the Vertical Cam-
era Bracket that will best locate the tri-
pod mounting thread on your camera.
You may need to reposition the Cap-
tive Camera Knob. To remove the knob
simply slide it along the slot to the end
that has the threaded hole. Carefully
unscrew the knob out of the threaded
hole, being careful not to crossthread
the knob. Replace the knob into the ap-
propriate slot by reversing the proce-
dure.
Note: Whatever side of the Vertical
Bracket you mount your camera on al-
ways keep the offset portion of the
Vertical Bracket towards the rear of
the camera.
The camera knob is a two piece knob,
with a inner and outer knob. Before in-
stalling the camera knob in the Verti-
cal Bracket, turn the inner knob clock-
wise into the outer knob until it won’t
turn anymore. Next install the knob
into the appropriate slot then into the
tripod mounting hole of your camera.
Turn the inner knob into the camera
until it bottoms out, then turn the
outer knob clockwise until the camera
is tight on the Vertical Bracket. Don’t
worry about getting the camera level
at this time, as this is a task you’ll need
to do when you’re ready to shoot.
The left-right adjustment to center
your lens over the pivot point is ac-
complished by loosening the purple
knob and sliding the bracket. Be sure
to tighten the knob to lock the bracket
in place.
The fore-aft adjustment is made by
loosening the camera knob and slid-
ing the camera along the slot. There
are camera adjustment shoes and lugs
to locate your camera on the bracket
and to help position the camera along
the slot. These devices will also make
it easy to remove and replace your
camera when you use it for other
tasks.
Some models of the Standard Camera
Bracket may have the rubberized cork
as shown on the left. Newer models
have a special anodized coating that
will grip the camera.
