Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate at DVinfo.net

Patrik Vale · October 11th, 2011, 10:04 AM

I have been using Sony EX1, and EX3 for some time, and are also planning to get a DSLR...
The problem that I have been encountering more and more is mounting the cameras..
I have E-IMAGE tripods and monopods, using small Manfrotto head on slider, and are also mounting the cameras on a crane..The problem is that every head manufacturer has its own plate..
And when I need to move the camera from tripod to crane/slider or vice versa i constantly have to change plates which can be time consuming..
How do you guys manage this?
Do you use some kind of quick release plate, the one which base I can mount to a tripod head plate, and then move the camera across different heads...

Thank you for help..

Don Bloom · October 11th, 2011, 11:50 AM

Manfrotto (Bogen) QR577 seems to be the setup of choice. I use it for my monopod and DVMultirig and with a couple of plates all of my cameras can be switched from one to another effortlessly. About $50.00 USD

Greg Fiske · October 11th, 2011, 05:48 PM

And for high end option:
Really Right Stuff - Item Listing

Robert Turchick · October 11th, 2011, 07:08 PM

Second the 577. Saved a lot of headache since I have a lot of support gear including a Sachtler tripod which the 577 receiver plate sits atop. That way my cameras all wear the Manfrotto stuff. Easy!

Jon Onstot · January 29th, 2012, 08:00 AM

I have a Sachtler fsb4 fluid head tripod, and was surprised to find when I recently purchased a Manfrotto 561bhdv monopod that the Sachtler and Manfrotto quick release rails are compatible with each other. Is that design an industry standard?

The Manfrotto 577 looks quite nice, btw.

October 11th, 2011, 10:04 AM	#1
Patrik Vale Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 50	Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate I have been using Sony EX1, and EX3 for some time, and are also planning to get a DSLR... The problem that I have been encountering more and more is mounting the cameras.. I have E-IMAGE tripods and monopods, using small Manfrotto head on slider, and are also mounting the cameras on a crane..The problem is that every head manufacturer has its own plate.. And when I need to move the camera from tripod to crane/slider or vice versa i constantly have to change plates which can be time consuming.. How do you guys manage this? Do you use some kind of quick release plate, the one which base I can mount to a tripod head plate, and then move the camera across different heads... Thank you for help..

October 11th, 2011, 11:50 AM	#2
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Re: Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate Manfrotto (Bogen) QR577 seems to be the setup of choice. I use it for my monopod and DVMultirig and with a couple of plates all of my cameras can be switched from one to another effortlessly. About $50.00 USD __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

October 11th, 2011, 05:48 PM	#3
Greg Fiske Major Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 499	Re: Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate And for high end option: Really Right Stuff - Item Listing

October 11th, 2011, 07:08 PM	#4
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate Second the 577. Saved a lot of headache since I have a lot of support gear including a Sachtler tripod which the 577 receiver plate sits atop. That way my cameras all wear the Manfrotto stuff. Easy! __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

January 29th, 2012, 08:00 AM	#5
Jon Onstot New Boot Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Peculiar, MO Posts: 24	Re: Mounting camera on different heads / QuickRelease plate I have a Sachtler fsb4 fluid head tripod, and was surprised to find when I recently purchased a Manfrotto 561bhdv monopod that the Sachtler and Manfrotto quick release rails are compatible with each other. Is that design an industry standard? The Manfrotto 577 looks quite nice, btw.