Pen-F, Pro Lenses and tripod plates

martiansteeler wrote:

Per the Imaging Resources review, can anyone further expand on any potential issues of using the Pen-F with the pro lenses and a tripod plate? Ideally, RRS would take this into consideration when producing their inevitable L-plate...but just wondering if anyone has an issue as of yet. I'm guessing the Olympus Grip with Arca-Swiss plate may be built to take this into account??

RRS hasn't produced an L bracket fot the E M1 yet...might be a long wait for the Pen F.

Thanks!!

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-pen-f/olympus-pen-f-field-test.htm

While we're on the subject of tripod sockets, here's another one of my little complaints about the PEN-F: the tripod socket is located too close to the lens mount. On the base of the camera, the tripod socket is right up at the edge below the lens mount. Given that there's not much space between the lens mount and the base of the camera, the placement of the tripod socket can make it difficult or nearly impossible to mount larger lenses, such as the 12-40mm or 7-14mm Zuiko PRO lenses for instance, while a tripod plate is attached. Smaller diameter lenses, like a number of their compact primes, work just fine with tripod plates, as they don't encroach below the edge of the camera. Adding the optional grip attachment raises the base of the camera and helps when mounting larger-diameter lenses.

That means my Manfrotto QR plates are not going to work. Ergo...new ballheads and a monopod swivel.  But not that big a deal...probably best to change to the prevailing favorite anyhow.