I was responding to the post from tb06mar who appears to be saying that there is a Neewer L bracket for the Cii CR models.
Thanks for posting this. They certainly say it fits the A7Cii and the A7CR. I was wondering how they did it. If you read the fine print and check down the alternative views of the camera, it's compromised. They make it clear that this L bracket only allows the screen to flip out to 45degrees.
Not a fine print there is a big picture that says screen only works up to an angle
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Great. That's the L bracket I have wanted. And I especially like the strap mounting lower left so a camera hangs down rather than with the lens pointing outwards. More comfortable and safer for the lens, especially teles. If during this, I think you would have to use the strap mount on the top of the bracket rather than the connector on the camera.
The A7CII is still pretty new. A year from now there will be a dozen different choices for L brackets.
Wow they finally made one! I emailed them ages ago and they said they had no plans so good things changed, I'll probably order one now.
Looking closer at the photos I think there are three screws. Two hold the vertical to the base plate and one appears to give adjustment to the distance the vertical plate can be set from the base plate. I like that. It would probably mean that the strap attaching lug on the camera could be used rather than the one on the top of the vertical plate.
This looked promising, so I ordered one.
Smallrig recently rleased one for the Cii Cr cameras. Looks good. Yet to see a report from a user.This looked promising, so I ordered one.
Indeed the vertical dovetail is very small, but it does work. And as usual for Leofoto, it's nicely made. However, it's already on its way back for a refund, for two reasons:
• I found the overall height of the baseplate to be too much. It's twice as thick as the very nice Smallrig plate for these cameras. (I realize they made it that way to enable the little vertical section, but it just looks and feels weird.)
• Second, and more important for me, the bottom dovetail is too short, so it's not possible to center the camera in a standard Arca clamp. (it will work with small clamps, but all my gear has full-size clamps).
I got mine a few days ago from Kogan. Seems to be similar in quality to all other models although the thread on the bottom was a bit tough for me.Smallrig recently rleased one for the Cii Cr cameras. Looks good. Yet to see a report from a user.This looked promising, so I ordered one.
Indeed the vertical dovetail is very small, but it does work. And as usual for Leofoto, it's nicely made. However, it's already on its way back for a refund, for two reasons:
• I found the overall height of the baseplate to be too much. It's twice as thick as the very nice Smallrig plate for these cameras. (I realize they made it that way to enable the little vertical section, but it just looks and feels weird.)
• Second, and more important for me, the bottom dovetail is too short, so it's not possible to center the camera in a standard Arca clamp. (it will work with small clamps, but all my gear has full-size clamps).
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Mike Fewster
Adelaide Australia
Ahh that's a bummer, I think some people might actually prefer that extra plate thickness/height in general TBH (everyone complaining about overhanging pinkies) but I'm not one of them, I like that the STC plate I'm using on my A7R4 is as thin as possible. I could probably work around the centering issue (swap clamps, or put a smaller clamp on the larger one when I really need it perfectly centered) but the thickness would bug me.This looked promising, so I ordered one.
Indeed the vertical dovetail is very small, but it does work. And as usual for Leofoto, it's nicely made. However, it's already on its way back for a refund, for two reasons:
• I found the overall height of the baseplate to be too much. It's twice as thick as the very nice Smallrig plate for these cameras. (I realize they made it that way to enable the little vertical section, but it just looks and feels weird.)
• Second, and more important for me, the bottom dovetail is too short, so it's not possible to center the camera in a standard Arca clamp. (it will work with small clamps, but all my gear has full-size clamps).
Agreed, Most users of better cameras will want to be able to attach them to a tripod. Usually that means an arca plate. The base and side of a camera ought to be designed with this in mind. I'm happy to have the base/sideplate removable for versatility and also because they can take a bit of abrasive contact. I like the extra protection they add as well as the tripod and strap mount capabilities. Yes they add bulk to my A7CR but then, when I was using a bigger model I added the L bracket to that anyway so the size advantage remains.Ahh that's a bummer, I think some people might actually prefer that extra plate thickness/height in general TBH (everyone complaining about overhanging pinkies) but I'm not one of them, I like that the STC plate I'm using on my A7R4 is as thin as possible. I could probably work around the centering issue (swap clamps, or put a smaller clamp on the larger one when I really need it perfectly centered) but the thickness would bug me.This looked promising, so I ordered one.
Indeed the vertical dovetail is very small, but it does work. And as usual for Leofoto, it's nicely made. However, it's already on its way back for a refund, for two reasons:
• I found the overall height of the baseplate to be too much. It's twice as thick as the very nice Smallrig plate for these cameras. (I realize they made it that way to enable the little vertical section, but it just looks and feels weird.)
• Second, and more important for me, the bottom dovetail is too short, so it's not possible to center the camera in a standard Arca clamp. (it will work with small clamps, but all my gear has full-size clamps).
At this point I'm kinda surprised that no single first party has gotten into the L bracket business, or that almost no one outside MF will build in side 1/4" threads into their bodies, this is one those things in the camera industry that makes absolutely no sense but everyone keeps doing it the same way by sheer inertia and tradition. L plates have to get increasingly more creative to work around body size and screens when we shouldn't when need em, sigh...
I went to buy one of these. It is still listed as "coming soon." I'd like a date before paying up. It isn't listed by my local smallrig suppliers. Also note that the flip screen can only be extended to "around" 120 degrees. I'm going to have to think about that and the situations where I use the screen. When I have one, an L bracket is mounted almost permanently on my camera. Generally I use the evf rather than the screen. I use the screen for low level and when on a tripod. Not sure that I'll be happy with a 120 limit.
