Anyone have any problems using atripod with the E-M10?

No problem with my Manfrotto plate 200PL.

 

We have Feisol tripods. Where the 3 legs converge is called the spider. In the center of the spider is a 3/8" threaded post. The post is for screwing on a device such as a ballhead. We use Sirui K-20X ballheads as they are relatively small and light and yet can hold a large load of camera body and lens. On top of the ballhead is a clamp that holds the de-facto standard of an Arca-Swiss plate. A plate comes with the ballhead and is screwed into the bottom of the camera body.

I have not had problems using Arca-Swiss clamps and plates. I avoid proprietary clamp designs such as Manfrotto.

 

What kind of a head is there on the tripod or is there just a screw sticking up from the base plate where the legs attach? A picture of the tripod head would help.

 

I have no problems at all and would guess that it has to do with your base plate. If It's an arca swiss compatible plate you can get a cheap replacement, or try to add some rubber or similar material to your base plate.

 

I wouldn't screw the base/plate too much ... you might scratch the bottom of your camera. To me it almost sounds like the plate is just out of metal or plastic and doesn't have any rubber on it at all to provide some grip?

 

Yes, the mounting 1/4" thread is a bit shallow in these Olympus cameras (E-M5 is the same) & two things can be done with that tripod. Either grind the screw a little shorter or add a layer (1.5-2.0mm) of cork or rubber on the tripod's camera mounting plate & that should solve your problem.

 

Some tripods have a second thumbwheel that shortens the length of screw that protrudes from the hole.

 

^^^ This... I'm not sure why companies stopped providing this. My small Adorama CF tripod doesn't have it on the plate but my manfrotto and my old JTL from 40 years ago had it. You tighten the main screw as far as it will go, then you turn the "drawback" thumbwheel. It causes the screw to pull the camera down onto the tripod head and get a very firm coupling.

 

I've the same issue with my M5 and MeFOTO backpacker. It drives me sometime crazy, especially when I'm at the beach. That said, I've thought about a piece of rubber and glad it was confirmed here that it'll do the trick

 

That's the easiest quick solution, but if you're using the same cameras with the tripod gear, then maybe it is worthwhile grinding the screw a little shorter to not be issue in the future.

 

Acratech gps, Manfrotto 190procx3, RRS boem1 camera plate. Rock solid setup. The ballhead and tripod were a carryover from my dslr days.

 

Yes, that would true.