Mount DSLR on reversed tripod

[zenrider]

Hey guys
I'm looking for a solution to mount my DSLR under my reversed tripod using the flash hot shoes mount.. 1/4"-20 Tripod Screw to Flash Hot Shoe Mount Adapter US | eBay found this in my search but wondering where i could get a larger nut to have a female for the tripods thread mount.

I'm open to any suggestion helping me to mount my DSLR (not reversed) but on my reversed tripod.
Thanks.

[scootermcq]

I don't think I would want to mount my camera by the hotshoe.... seems a little risky to me.

Personally, I would fashion a U bracket out of metal and hang it by the tripod mount and to the tripod head that way. You would just need a nut for the top (tripod head) and a screw for the bottom (tripod mount) I think that would be more secure and quite easy to fashion.

[zona5101]

problem is finding the 1/4-20 nut long enough to act as a union between the two pieces. I don't know why you wouldn't mount the camera upside down rather than suspend it from the hot shoe. With a lens of any weight you may crack the top of your camera off. If I "had" to make it work, I would use a 1/4-20 standoff and trim the hot shoe dimensions with a dremel...

[scootermcq]

This might give you a better idea....



I would use my stroboframe camera flip and just remove the cold shoe. Then, I would put the threaded bolt of the tripod mount through the hole and use a bolt to secure it.

Then I could shoot portrait or landscape reverse mounted safely without damaging the camera.

[zona5101]

Originally Posted by scootermcq

This might give you a better idea....



I would use my stroboframe camera flip and just remove the cold shoe. Then, I would put the threaded bolt of the tripod mount through the hole and use a bolt to secure it.

Then I could shoot portrait or landscape reverse mounted safely without damaging the camera.

now you're cooking with gas... good plan Scott.

[zenrider]

Ok thanks both. I'll try the idea with the stroboframe.
Thanks

[sk66]

Originally Posted by zona5101

I don't know why you wouldn't mount the camera upside down rather than suspend it from the hot shoe.

You can't do that...the pictures will come out upside down. Duh!