... intend no harm to any weed, I quickly disarmed it and put it to a better use. If any weed does turn nasty, I could quickly reassemble it. Any bit of wood dowel or broom handle off-cut would do just as well, of course. The international screw thread standard for camera tripod sockets is 1/4" Whitworth, which was invented by Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1841. Fuji's toolmakers must scratch their heads. What that means is that it's easy to make handy attachments for any camera: 2_071111_170000002.jpg The combined wood screw+ 1/4W studs are handy things to use (mostly found in furniture fittings) -- if your local ironmonger is long gone, try ebay. Actually this Ash wood handle is so dense it could probably be tapped 1/4W for ordinary studding. The 1/4" penny washers (" repair washers" for canvas, etc.) and 1/4W wing nuts are easy to find in most DIY places. 2_071111_170000001.jpg 2_071111_170000000.jpg (Take care when screwing into the camera socket not ...