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Wear and Tear Mount changing

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Hello,

Just wondering how often one can change the mounts PL to Nikon back to PL ect before it starts to get loose and damaged??

Hopefully only the screws need to be changed after a while?

George
 
Since I do not own a camera I cannot give definitive answers but the following are possibilities.

If mating parts are hardened or hard anodized depending on what material they are made of, a few thousand cycles should not be a problem. If they are not hardened, mount replacement should be performed carefully so as not nick or ding the parts. In either case proper design would be to use thread inserts in the camera body. This is normal practice when there is fear of wearing out threads. It is easier and cheaper to replace thread inserts than replacing camera body. I do not know whether the camera has thread inserts.

Besides thread insets an improvement would be to use screws with locking nylon patch, which will prevent them from coming loose after installation. I cannot vouch for screws from general hardware stores but if they are from industrial hardware stores like McMaster-Carr, they are hardened and made to specifications, and should last a few thousand cycles.

Note that hard anodized parts are electrically non-conductive. Since only Red knows what design specifications and manufacturing processes are used for their camera, they are the best ones that can answer the question. Short of that, if any Red owner(s) performed tests until the screws became loose, they are the ones that can answer. Because sockets are going to wear out much faster than threads on screws, keep an eye and replace screws as often as necessary.

Though not a direct answer, I hope I was able to throw some light on the subject.
 
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