11-27-2015 10:36 AM
Is there such a clip that fits both the Manfrotto and Arca type tripod heads?
11-27-2015 04:10 PM
If by "tripod head clip" you mean the mounting plate that screws into a camera, then the most likely answer is no. Manfrotto generally does not claim that their mounting plates to be Arca-Swiss compatible.
11-29-2015 03:24 PM
Most quality tripods don't come with a head.... they have a 3/8" bolt to attach to a head. You can use any head you want.
I have a Manfrotto 057 series carbon fiber tripod... but I use a Benro B3 head that has an arca-swiss saddle and all of my gear has arca-swiss plates (I buy lots of extras and just leave them mounted to my camera bodies and long lenses that have tripod-mounting collars.)
I have lots of heads (and a few tripods). But they all use arca-swiss mounting plates. I have never encountered a head that can use the Manfrotto type plates (there are so many variations on that design) and the arca-swiss type plates (1" wide doevetail and the only variation is the length but any plate will fit any saddle because all saddles have jaws designed to accommodate that 1" wide dovetail design.
12-11-2015 02:11 PM
Sorry, Tim, but this has been gnawing at me. Aren't the plates 1.5" wide, not 1" wide? The 38mm width of an Arca-Swiss plate converts to 1.5 inches.
1 inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
1 inch (x 1.5) = 2.54 cm (x 1.5) = 25.4 mm (x 1.5) = 38.1 mm.
???
12-12-2015 09:47 AM
@Waddizzle wrote:Sorry, Tim, but this has been gnawing at me. Aren't the plates 1.5" wide, not 1" wide? The 38mm width of an Arca-Swiss plate converts to 1.5 inches.
1 inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
1 inch (x 1.5) = 2.54 cm (x 1.5) = 25.4 mm (x 1.5) = 38.1 mm.
???
Yes (sorry)... the plates are in fact 1.5" wide. I just grabbed one of my plates and measured it. I've done that before but my memory is obviously defective. 😕
I tell people that I have a photographic memory -- but all the images are severely underexposed. 😉
12-12-2015 11:53 AM
@TCampbell wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:Sorry, Tim, but this has been gnawing at me. Aren't the plates 1.5" wide, not 1" wide? The 38mm width of an Arca-Swiss plate converts to 1.5 inches.
1 inch = 2.54 cm = 25.4 mm
1 inch (x 1.5) = 2.54 cm (x 1.5) = 25.4 mm (x 1.5) = 38.1 mm.
???
Yes (sorry)... the plates are in fact 1.5" wide. I just grabbed one of my plates and measured it. I've done that before but my memory is obviously defective. 😕
I tell people that I have a photographic memory -- but all the images are severely underexposed. 😉
!!
12-16-2015 11:51 AM
"Is there such a clip that fits both the Manfrotto and Arca type tripod heads?"
What is your reasoning? I personally don't see the difference in mounting plates as a advantage or disadvantage. As I sit here at the computer I see there are three tripods set up around me and all have a different mounting plate. Why is it not a disadvantage? They perform different functions
I have Arca plates from 2" long to 6" long. Whatever. I have Manfrotto plates which are pretty small but work well for their purpose. And I have a huge Manfrotto 501 that actually holds the big Sigma 150-600mm S lens and 1 series rock steady. Arca plates don't !
Pretty simple to use the plate that works for what you want.
12-20-2015 08:06 PM - edited 12-20-2015 08:07 PM
@tdehan wrote:Is there such a clip that fits both the Manfrotto and Arca type tripod heads?
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