Casio camera tripod mount crumbling fix

[nevets88]

If your tripod mount starts to crumble like this: Washer and Gorilla Glue, sol'n courtesy of @iacas : I overdid the glue, not pretty but functional.

[Ernest Jones]

Good tip thanks! My tripod is one of those gorilla pods so the adapter thingy stay screwed to the camera all the time, it clips into the pod.

[Fourputt]

Good tip thanks!

My tripod is one of those gorilla pods so the adapter thingy stay screwed to the camera all the time, it clips into the pod.

Yeah,  my camera has a quick release plate that fits the ball heads on both of my tripods.  That one in the photo is either a poorly designed mount or the user has been overtightening the mounting screw.  I've been using cameras on tripods for 40 years and never had that problem.

[iacas]

Yeah,  my camera has a quick release plate that fits the ball heads on both of my tripods.  That one in the photo is either a poorly designed mount or the user has been overtightening the mounting screw.  I've been using cameras on tripods for 40 years and never had that problem.

It's just plastic that can dry and crack through normal use over time.

Yes, you can leave some cameras on the tripod mount, but on the FH-100 it's tough because the battery/SD card door is right there.

[Fourputt]

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Originally Posted by Fourputt

Yeah,  my camera has a quick release plate that fits the ball heads on both of my tripods.  That one in the photo is either a poorly designed mount or the user has been overtightening the mounting screw.  I've been using cameras on tripods for 40 years and never had that problem.

It's just plastic that can dry and crack through normal use over time.

Yes, you can leave some cameras on the tripod mount, but on the FH-100 it's tough because the battery/SD card door is right there.

Ahh... never used a Casio.  I have a little Canon point and shoot (tripod mount is on the opposite end of the bottom plate from the battery and SD card door), and a Canon 60D DSLR.  Also had a Fuji waterproof until I left it in a restaurant in the Bahamas - didn't realize it was gone until we were in the boat across 30 miles of open ocean halfway back to the home island.  Never used the Fuji on a tripod. so I don't know how that would have worked.