Tripod mount identification

[TheoLeakas2005]

Hey folks,
About a year ago I acquired an older (80's-90's?) tripod from a thrift store for three dollars. I never messed with it until recently after acquiring my F5 (almost 6lbs with lens) and stopped trusting my flimsy old one. There are no defining features and I wasn't able to find anything online from the text on the side. On the top there are 4 screw holes, they are not in a square shape (one side is slightly longer than the other). I have absolutely no idea how to figure out what mounting plate or head would fit onto this. Please help!

 

[reddesert]

It's missing the top of the head. You will likely have more luck abandoning it and getting a sturdier name brand tripod. My experience is that cheap tripods that don't use round tubing for the legs are not rigid enough to be worth much. If you don't mind a little weight, and want a larger tripod, used tripods often sell at a large discount from new. For ex many of the Bogen/Manfrotto models.

 

[MattKing]

That looks like so many of the thrift store tripods I see.
It is missing critical parts, and as it isn't one of the major brands, the chance of finding those missing parts is minimal.
Sorry for the disappointment.

 

[MFstooges]

That would not work with F5

 

[Donald Qualls]

If that's set up like my eBay carbon fiber tripod -- which means you should be able to remove the pan-tilt from the standard 1/4-20 screw and replace it with another pan-tilt head with a standard quick-release mount -- or just screw the 1/4-20 into the camera's threaded socket, if it has any way to level the camera.