AMPS pattern mount for 1/4-20 camera?

[Matthew Wann]

I'm looking to upgrade how I mount my phone and was thinking about an AMPS pattern mount with lots of room for extras. Right now, the only other thing I would want to mount is a camera, but I can't really seem to find a good one. I was hoping there's a mount that just holds a 1/4-2 screw, like a tripod that can screw directly in to my camera. Maybe with only one degree of freedom so I can rotate it, but I don't really want a ball mount. Does anyone have any recommendations for this kind of thing?

Thanks!

 

[B. Dean Berry]

Check out RAM Mounts.

 

[Roger Brown]

If you can't find what you want, it can easily be printed with a 3D printer. Thingiverse (free 3D printer files) has an AMPS mount with GoPro adapter. You can find GoPro to 1/4-20 tripod adapters for a few $ on Amazon.

 

[Drew Terril]

As Dean stated, RAM Mounts has a number of mounting options that utilize that screw. I know several ham operators who have used it to mount the remote head for some radios that utilized that screw mount as well (such as the Yaesu FTM-400).

Here's the item with that particular mount. From there you can select the components for the rest of the mount, depending on where and how you want to mount it.

RAM® Tough-Ball™ with 1/4"-20 x .25" Threaded Stud - B Size

The RAP-B-379U-252025 consists of a 1" diameter rubber ball connected to a 1/4"-20 x .25" male threaded post. The male thread matches most standard camera and camcorder female threads found on the bottom of these devices.

www.rammount.com

 

[Matthew Wann]

The RAM mounts look good in general, and I'll likely use one of them for my phone, but I really don't want a ball mount for my camera, I really just want to be able to turn it left and right and that's it.