Adapter Black Assistive Knowledgebase

December 17, 2010 lenses No comments

This is a well engineered piece of equipment. It allows for quick removal of the camera from the base unit mate to shoot hand held without tripod/monopod, and features a spring loaded cam lock to snap the camera back in position on the tripod/monopod when you are finished. It has a little safety lever lock to prevent accidents. You want to take advantage of safety lock because it protects your equipment from premature removal(falling off, and plummeting to the ground). The plate that attaches to the camera has a protective rubber coating that prevents marring and slippage once the plate is fully secured to the camera via the threaded screw supplied. The threaded screw is secured to the plate by an “E-clip” retaining ring. The screw can work it’s way out of the clearance hole on the plate so be aware of that when it’s not in use and being jostled in the camera bag. I’m not sure, but I think you can purchase extra parts of the plate that mounts to the camera for extra cameras without having to spring for the whole package and not use it all.(one tripod – three cameras)The material appears to be of some type of cast metal, not plastic and the painted finish appears to be adequate to protect the material from the elements.

It’s too early for me to comment on the wear factor, but even though the price seems to have jumped up since I made my purchase, it is reasonably priced. This is well engineered and constructed, it’s not a cheap piece of equipment found in bargain bins at your local flea market. I use it with a canon 7d and it feels totally secure.

One last note, I couldn’t find anything this nice at any of the major dept stores.

Manfrotto 323 RC2 Rapid Connect Adapter with 200PL-14 Quick Release Plate – Replaces 3299 (Black)