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Trade my Canon 6dii for Canon M6ii?

Started Nov 5, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP BonnieSueM Regular Member • Posts: 164
Re: Trade my Canon 6dii for Canon M6ii?

R2D2 wrote:

Andy01 wrote:

BonnieSueM wrote:

Andy01 wrote:

I don't use one but be cautious - I think I have read of several people having issues with the bottom plastic plate of the camera cracking up around the tripod socket when using these on M bodies.

Lovely shot.

Colin

Thanks, I'll be careful. I can see how part of the problem might be that you have to remove the capture clip plate to change the battery. Repeated tightening might be what cracks it.

I seem to remember that the comments from those that experienced the failures was that they thought it was the constant "bouncing" up and down (the whole camera + lens weight is hanging off the screw) while walking/hiking etc that basically caused a fatigue failure of the area. I could see how repeated tightening of the screw (especially over-zealous tightening) could contribute to the failures though.

Colin

Some of the most recent failures IIRC were indeed due to over-tightening the screw, resulting in an immediate cracking of the bottom plate. Others happened over time. I dug up one of the old threads...

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4307787

I’ve purchased the parts necessary to reinforce the plate on my M6ii, but haven’t worked up the courage yet to perform the risky operation. Thus far I’ve just been careful.

R2

Thanks for the heads up.  I'll be sure to limit how much I use the capture clip.

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