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Posted by Matt on 03/03/06 01:11
"Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnsworth@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:yXkNf.5614$FE2.525@trnddc01...
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> "Matt" <mttmrrsn.nospamme@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:XakNf.65017$697.25961@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> You are right. don't tighten it down any further.
> The plate screw(s) is (are) too long and is most likely bottoming out
> inside the camera.
> Either get slightly shorter screws or grind or file down the existing
> one(s)
> Washers won't cut it because you want a tight fit against the bottom of
> the camera.
> Washers on the bottom of the plate won't work either because there is no
> room for them.
> Now, there may be another option and that is to glue down a layer of cork
> gasket material (found at auto parts stores in sheets) onto the plate
> where the plate meets the camera base and then attach it to the camera
> base. The cork will act as a full spacer and won't allow much wiggle room.
> It also helps to keep the camera from pivoting around if there is only one
> screw on the base.
>
> Hope this helps
Thanks for all the help everyone! It does indeed have a cork pad on it but I
will try adding a second layer! And thanks for the tip on where to get it...
I would have been driving all over town trying to figure out where I could
purchase something like that!
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