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Peter Rush · July 31st, 2014, 07:11 AM

Well I'm more than happy with my new A7s but....when it's mounted on a Manfrotto 501 QR plate I can't tilt the LCD screen - what I need is some sort of spacer - can anyone point me in the right direction? (preferably a UK supplier) I could attach the plate to the lens using the plate on the adapter (metabones) but that will make lens changing a little slower for me as I'd have to remove the QR plate from the lens to get it off the camera.

Cheers

Pete

Peter Riding · July 31st, 2014, 11:35 AM

I can think of a few bodge jobs but the problem would be stopping the body spinning on the "spacer".

How about a Manfrotto 323 with its base attached to the 501 plate and its own plate directly into the camera body. That should be secure and also give you a good amount of space.

Note that the lever on the 323 can be on any of the 4 sides so it does not need to protrude into an inconvenient place.

Manfrotto 323 Rectangular Quick Release Plate (MN323) - Wex Photographic

Pete

Dave Blackhurst · July 31st, 2014, 02:38 PM

This seems to be a common "design flaw" with Sony - RX100M2 and I presume Mk3, the RX10, Alphas, and IIRC the HX series all run into the problem of mounting to a tripod/QR making it hard or impossible to articulate the screen... I've usually pulled it out just enough to clear the QR when I mount, and it's been 'good enough", if a quibbling annoyance!

I haven't bothered to figure out a solution, but the best bet might be a little RUBBER spacer (so spin isn't an issue)... I'll see if I can try something like that and let you know how it goes - the spacer shouldn't need to be TOO thick, but is a NEEDED item, IMO!

Peter Rush · August 3rd, 2014, 06:27 AM

Maybe this?

UK New L-shaped Quick Release Plate Camera Bracket Holder Tripod For Sony a7 a7R | eBay

Pete

July 31st, 2014, 07:11 AM	#1
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	QR plate spacer Well I'm more than happy with my new A7s but....when it's mounted on a Manfrotto 501 QR plate I can't tilt the LCD screen - what I need is some sort of spacer - can anyone point me in the right direction? (preferably a UK supplier) I could attach the plate to the lens using the plate on the adapter (metabones) but that will make lens changing a little slower for me as I'd have to remove the QR plate from the lens to get it off the camera. Cheers Pete

July 31st, 2014, 11:35 AM	#2
Peter Riding Major Player Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Reading Berkshire UK Posts: 872	Re: QR plate spacer I can think of a few bodge jobs but the problem would be stopping the body spinning on the "spacer". How about a Manfrotto 323 with its base attached to the 501 plate and its own plate directly into the camera body. That should be secure and also give you a good amount of space. Note that the lever on the 323 can be on any of the 4 sides so it does not need to protrude into an inconvenient place. Manfrotto 323 Rectangular Quick Release Plate (MN323) - Wex Photographic Pete

July 31st, 2014, 02:38 PM	#3
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Re: QR plate spacer This seems to be a common "design flaw" with Sony - RX100M2 and I presume Mk3, the RX10, Alphas, and IIRC the HX series all run into the problem of mounting to a tripod/QR making it hard or impossible to articulate the screen... I've usually pulled it out just enough to clear the QR when I mount, and it's been 'good enough", if a quibbling annoyance! I haven't bothered to figure out a solution, but the best bet might be a little RUBBER spacer (so spin isn't an issue)... I'll see if I can try something like that and let you know how it goes - the spacer shouldn't need to be TOO thick, but is a NEEDED item, IMO!

August 3rd, 2014, 06:27 AM	#4
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: QR plate spacer Maybe this? UK New L-shaped Quick Release Plate Camera Bracket Holder Tripod For Sony a7 a7R \| eBay Pete