ZMR250 mount for Sony Mini 600TVL camera

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Mounting the Sony Mini 600TVL Camera on a ZMR250 Quadcopter Frame is an Adventure in Its Own Right. The Camera's Original Mounting Holes Are Reluctant to Be Affected by Light Breeze Forces, but Give Way with Relentless Pressure Applied to Their Fateful Locations. After One or Two Testing Sessions of Aerial Excitement, Those Same Precise Mounts Show a Likely Tendency towards Giving In and Getting Blasted Off Course - No Holds Barred! A Second Mounting Option Can Be Successfully Executed by Wrapping the Lens with Threaded Plastic Rings, Allowing the Camera to Safely Land Inside of One Solid Unit Made for It Alone - But Beware, These Have a Fierce Life-Straining Fate Too! Several Options Are Provided on Thingiverse (a Hub Site of Free-Flowing 3D Printing Blueprints and Design Models):http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:725352 Personal Experience Suggests, Even Though the Camera Survives the Rough Landings Initially, One Flight Cycle into Airborne Maneuvers Will Be the Last Stand of These Plastic Rungs Against The Forces Unseen - That Is, Until It Eventually Loses Out After Just a Few Fleeting Moments of Thrilling Freedom. As a Practical Solution, A Better Mount Was Conceived Wherein Struts Sit Firm on the Upper and Lower Frames with Enough Stability to Support Heavy Load Requirements During Operations, Plus Additional Structural Reinforcement Was Included at All Crucial Hinge Points For Extra Assurance Against Any Collapsing Disasters. And to Simplify Everything - When Done Correctly - the Mount is Now a Modular Piece Capable of Being Quickly Detached and Redetached Whenever It Gets Too Challenging with an Excessively Tight Bond, Thanks To A Convenient Single-Zip Tie Connection Mechanism.