SgtHowie
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Being a total newbie to cameras, I've been Googling around for 5 hours a night for weeks to choose some equipment, yet it feels like the more I learn the less I know! Any insight on the following would be appreciated...
Sony FX1 will be the cam (decided against an HC1 - I like buttons to press), with an F970 battery.
It's relatively heavy so I thought a monopod resting in a belt pouch would be helpful for some handheld shots. Chose a Manfrotto 680B as the minimum length would put cam at good height for me. It will also fit into a 678 base for occasions I want it to stand alone. To add pan and tilt capability a 701RC2 head looked a good idea. As far as I can tell that pod, base and head will support an FX1 plus battery and (in future) microphone, audio input, etc.
What I'm having trouble discerning is whether the FX1 will attach to this set-up.
From what I've read, the 701 head has a 3/8" thread underneath, with a 1/4" screw coming out of the top. Is that right? (If a head is designed to fit between two components which already fit together - a cam and tri/monopod - why change the fitting between them?)
The FX1 manual states not to use attachments with a screw *length* greater than 7/32" - there appears to be no mention of the screw *diameter*.
The 701 head has a screw *diameter* of 1/4" - but I can find no mention of the screw *length*.
So, can they fit? If not, any suggestions of alternative approaches would be very helpful.
Sony FX1 will be the cam (decided against an HC1 - I like buttons to press), with an F970 battery.
It's relatively heavy so I thought a monopod resting in a belt pouch would be helpful for some handheld shots. Chose a Manfrotto 680B as the minimum length would put cam at good height for me. It will also fit into a 678 base for occasions I want it to stand alone. To add pan and tilt capability a 701RC2 head looked a good idea. As far as I can tell that pod, base and head will support an FX1 plus battery and (in future) microphone, audio input, etc.
What I'm having trouble discerning is whether the FX1 will attach to this set-up.
From what I've read, the 701 head has a 3/8" thread underneath, with a 1/4" screw coming out of the top. Is that right? (If a head is designed to fit between two components which already fit together - a cam and tri/monopod - why change the fitting between them?)
The FX1 manual states not to use attachments with a screw *length* greater than 7/32" - there appears to be no mention of the screw *diameter*.
The 701 head has a screw *diameter* of 1/4" - but I can find no mention of the screw *length*.
So, can they fit? If not, any suggestions of alternative approaches would be very helpful.