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What tripod do you use and aren't many identical?

Started Jun 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
sean000 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,727
Re: What tripod do you use and aren't many identical?

Jack Dale wrote:

The ball head and clamp/plate chosen can be very different. Manfrotto and Arca Swiss are clearly different. What I did not realize what the Arca-type designation used by Sirui does not mean Arca Swiss compatible. The Sirui clamps and plates are proprietary. They have their own safety system and lack the safety screws on the plates and the slots for the safety screws on the clamp. I returned a Sirui L-20 tilt head after trying many solutions to get it work. It would not fit on the vertical plate of my L bracket.

Ugh... it's too bad there isn't just one standard these days. I standardized on Arca Swiss 15 years ago, so I've got tripod heads, camera plates, lens plates, L-brackets, focusing rails, and other accessories that are all based on the Arca Swiss standard.

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