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Tripods and camera mounts can
be an important tool for model railroad photography where it is
impossible to hold the camera perfectly still. Most cameras are designed to control the lens opening such that
the shutter speed does not fall bellow 1/60th of a second. A
zoom lens, especially on a digital camera are likely to drop the speed
to as low as 1/20 of a second making it extremely difficult to take a
clear freehand picture.
Almost any camera
on the market today has a 1/4-20 threaded hole located in either the
bottom or side. This is so it can be mounted on almost any tripod or
camera mount either with or without some form of locknut to hold the
camera in place. There are literally thousands of camera mounts
on the market today for general use but I found it more convenient to
construct a few mounts on my own specifically for model railroad
close-ups.
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