Gitzo on Manfrotto

ColinRH · Mar 8, 2017

Can someone tell me if the thread of a Manfrotto 058 tripod will accept that on a Gitzo head?
I have an 058 with 029 head both of which are excellent for the weight of my Ansco Agfa 10x8, but being a heavy camera I am concerned that the QR plate of the 029 is the only contact on the base of the camera and rather small for its size. So I thought one of the large Gitzo 'table top' type heads would be better. Would it fit?

shutterfinger · Mar 8, 2017

All cameras, tripods, monopods, and heads have either a 1/4-20 or 3/8-16 socket or studs. Reducers for 3/8-16 to 1/4-20 are easy to obtain and replacement mounting studs can be found easily also.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Leg-Assembly-Parts-Accessories/ci/399/N/4075788753

bdial · Mar 8, 2017

It's likely that the head mounting screw on your tripod is 3/8, at least that's what B&H shows for the Manfrotto "058B" tripod. The Gitzo heads I am familiar with also use 3/8 mounting screws. You should be good to go.
If not, as Shutterfinger notes, adapting one or the other is likely easy.

shutterfinger · Mar 8, 2017

https://www.manfrotto.us/ shows the 058 to have a 3/8 mount stud.
Check the specs of the Gitzo head here: http://www.gitzo.us/

ColinRH · Mar 9, 2017

Thank you for your help but I don't think I made myself very clear. I am referring to the screw/bolt at the top of the tripod onto which the actual head itself is screwed.
thanks again for your help.

mpirie · Mar 9, 2017

I think the answers are still valid.

Most (if not all) tripod legs have a 3/8" screw for attaching the head to the legs.

Mike

fdonadio · Mar 9, 2017

ColinRH said:
Can someone tell me if the thread of a Manfrotto 058 tripod will accept that on a Gitzo head?

Right now, in the trunk of my car, I have a Manfrotto tripod with a Gitzo head. My wife is driving!

I am not sure of the models, but I needed no adapters. Thread is definitely 3/8".

Taking it to the mountains with my Sinar F and some Fomapan 100.

shutterfinger · Mar 9, 2017

ColinRH said:
Thank you for your help but I don't think I made myself very clear. I am referring to the screw/bolt at the top of the tripod onto which the actual head itself is screwed.
thanks again for your help.

The threaded screw/bolt at the top of a tripod or monopod is called Mount Stud, the plate its in the center of is called Mount Plate, the threaded receptacle in the head is called Mount Socket.
I've only been in photography since the early 1970's and never heard them called anything else.

MattKing · Mar 9, 2017

The Mount Stud is almost universally either a 3/8" thread (or much more rarely a 1/4" thread) because there are people who mount cameras (usually large format) directly to tripod legs, without an intervening thread.

fdonadio · Mar 9, 2017

MattKing said:
The Mount Stud is almost universally either a 3/8" thread (or much more rarely a 1/4" thread) because there are people who mount cameras (usually large format) directly to tripod legs, without an intervening thread.

I have a Velbon tripod with a 1/4" mount stud. I mounted my Gitzo head on it using the same adapter that can be used for mounting cameras with 3/8" sockets on heads/plates with 1/4" bolts.

ColinRH · Mar 10, 2017

All excellent information. Thanks to you all.

ac12 · Mar 29, 2017

I have a Velbon with a 1/4-20 mount stud that I am going to replace with a 3/8-16 stud.
I don't want the hassle of one tripod with a different size mount stud. That makes switching head between tripods difficult, because the adapter is usually screwed into the socket on the head, and goes with the head, not staying on the tripod.

But then, the Velbon is a medium duty tripod, and I would not put my LF camera on it.

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