This is my first post here and it seemed this community was the most active for Leica 3D scanning. Our company recently invested in a BLK360 after months of being on a waiting list. I have been testing this scanner over the last (3) days and it has been a relatively positive experience so far. The big issue that I have is the tripod that was included with the Mission Package that we purchased. I believe the tripod is garbage, with a maximum height of 4.26ft it just doesn't seem tall enough.
I read through a few posts on the BLK360 that people had posted here and found one by user "dhirota" here. It stated
I'm wondering which MeFOTO tripod was being talked about in this post as there is a handful of them from that brand. Has anyone else used an alternative tripod for this scanner? If so what would you recommend? As a side-note I am wondering how you can remove the tripod adapter from the stock tripod mount. I have attached a picture of it, which looks threaded on. I cannot for the life of me get it to spin off and I really don't want to use a pipe wrench or something on it.1. The tripod connection that was removed is probably the same as the $100 Leica tripod adapter without the 1/4 inch adapter. I have not removed my connection since I purchased the $100 Leica tripod adapter with the 1/4 female camera port.
2. MeFOTO camera tripod is 16 inches collapsed, has a level bubble for the head and can place a BLK360 60 inches extended above a floor.
Thanks!