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[Brent Campbell]

I have an Ultima 8 vintage about 1991.  It has the extreme heavy duty rubber coated “field tripod”.  Has anyone ever used this tripod with a losmandy gm8?  What sort of adapters did you use?    I am considering “deforking” and going with a gm8 for a variety of reasons.  it would be nice to recycle a perfectly good tripod.

[peta62]

Your adapter has to fit this ( from http://www.losmandy.com/access.html ) : 

[Geo.]

In the day (back when Losmandy was the source of the G9 (GM-8 w/the G11 "D" saddle) they made an adapter that was fastened to the CG-5 hub (a copy of the Vixen AL110 tripod). The adapter had a second set of holes that were threaded for 5/16-18. These holes lined up with three unthreaded holes on the top of the field tripod.

 

 

Shouldn't hard to turn one out. You wouldn't need the bores for the CG-5 mounting.

Edited by Geo., 28 January 2021 - 01:31 PM.

[peta62]

Where do those fit into GM8 as shown on Losmandy pages ? The system is the same as G11.

[Brent Campbell]

In the day (back when Losmandy was the source of the G9 (GM-8 w/the G11 "D" saddle) they made an adapter that was fastened to the CG-5 hub (a copy of the Vixen AL110 tripod). The adapter had a second set of holes that were threaded for 5/16-18. These holes lined up with three unthreaded holes on the top of the field tripod.

 

G-9 Adapter.jpg

 

Shouldn't hard to turn one out. You wouldn't need the bores for the CG-5 mounting.

Thank you....

[Rich V.]

I attached a Losmandy MA adapter to the top of a Meade field tripod with just a little drilling and using some self tapping screws.  It looks like the MA could be adapted to fit the Celestron tripod as well.

 

Here's a diagram of the MA's base plate plate hole pattern.  You can always drill your own holes, as necessary.  

 

http://www.losmandy....ole Pattern.pdf

 

http://www.losmandy....z-images/ma.jpg

 

Rich