RRS L-Plate & Body Plate

I am looking at the RRS site for a L-bracket for 20D without battery grip.

The L-pate (B20D-L) is $140.

Do I need to buy the body plate (B20D), which is $55, as well?

l e o wrote:

Do I need to buy the body plate (B20D), which is $55, as well?

No, it's either-or.

I have their body plate; I thought the L-plate would be annoying. But now
I'm wondering if I should have gone for the L-plate instead. The body plate
is so sleek it might as well be part of the camera; a thing of pure beauty.
If the L-plate is anywhere near as good, my fears of it bothering me were
probably completely unfounded.

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Jeremy |

"Jeremy Nixon" wrote in message
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l e o wrote:

Do I need to buy the body plate (B20D), which is $55, as well?

No, it's either-or.

I have their body plate; I thought the L-plate would be annoying. But now
I'm wondering if I should have gone for the L-plate instead. The body
plate
is so sleek it might as well be part of the camera; a thing of pure
beauty.
If the L-plate is anywhere near as good, my fears of it bothering me were
probably completely unfounded.

--
Jeremy |

By all means, go for the L-plate. You will find it useful beyond
description. I don't find it at all intrusive and I have it on both the F5
and D2. I have their body plates on my F4 and F100, but much prefer the
L-plates for their versatility.
I have no connection with RRS but am an admitted booster mostly because of
their build quality and designed-for-purpose approach. I am disappointed,
however, with their foot dragging over the release of their updated focusing
stage (over 1 yr waiting), so I broke down & bought a Kirk unit. So far, so
good with the Kirk -- we'll see how the long term goes.
Bob

Robert Brace wrote:
"Jeremy Nixon" wrote in message
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l e o wrote:

Do I need to buy the body plate (B20D), which is $55, as well?
No, it's either-or.

I have their body plate; I thought the L-plate would be annoying. But now
I'm wondering if I should have gone for the L-plate instead. The body
plate
is so sleek it might as well be part of the camera; a thing of pure
beauty.
If the L-plate is anywhere near as good, my fears of it bothering me were
probably completely unfounded.

--
Jeremy |

By all means, go for the L-plate. You will find it useful beyond
description. I don't find it at all intrusive and I have it on both the F5
and D2. I have their body plates on my F4 and F100, but much prefer the
L-plates for their versatility.
I have no connection with RRS but am an admitted booster mostly because of
their build quality and designed-for-purpose approach. I am disappointed,
however, with their foot dragging over the release of their updated focusing
stage (over 1 yr waiting), so I broke down & bought a Kirk unit. So far, so
good with the Kirk -- we'll see how the long term goes.
Bob


I intend to buy the L-plate for mounting the camera vertically but from
the photos at the RRS site, I can't see how the camera can be mounted to
the tripod without a screw hole in the side of the camera. Frankly, I
don't know what is the body plate is used for...

l e o wrote:

I intend to buy the L-plate for mounting the camera vertically but from
the photos at the RRS site, I can't see how the camera can be mounted to
the tripod without a screw hole in the side of the camera. Frankly, I
don't know what is the body plate is used for...

Ah. I take it you've never used a quick-release system? The idea is to
eliminate the inconvenience of needing the screw hole to mount the camera
to the tripod. You mount the plate to the camera using the screw hole,
and then the plate mates to the tripod head with no screwing necessary.

The L-plate simply makes it possible to do the same thing in a vertical
orientation.

Note that, for the whole thing to work, you need to have a tripod head
with a quick-release bracket. It can be any head with an "Arca-type"
release, including heads from RRS, Arca-Swiss, Kirk, etc., but notably
not Bogen/Manfrotto unless you replace their bracket.

--
Jeremy |

Jeremy Nixon wrote:
l e o wrote:

I intend to buy the L-plate for mounting the camera vertically but from
the photos at the RRS site, I can't see how the camera can be mounted to
the tripod without a screw hole in the side of the camera. Frankly, I
don't know what is the body plate is used for...

Ah. I take it you've never used a quick-release system? The idea is to
eliminate the inconvenience of needing the screw hole to mount the camera
to the tripod. You mount the plate to the camera using the screw hole,
and then the plate mates to the tripod head with no screwing necessary.

The L-plate simply makes it possible to do the same thing in a vertical
orientation.

Note that, for the whole thing to work, you need to have a tripod head
with a quick-release bracket. It can be any head with an "Arca-type"
release, including heads from RRS, Arca-Swiss, Kirk, etc., but notably
not Bogen/Manfrotto unless you replace their bracket.


Alright, it's now getting expensive, so I'll have to forgo it. Thanks.