If you can find one - The Mamiya Quick Release ( for the C series TLR's) . Two plus inches square,clamping lever for secure locking,removable anti-twist pins, copes with anything up to a 4x5 Horseman. Built like the proverbial brick outhouse.
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If you can find one - The Mamiya Quick Release ( for the C series TLR's) . Two plus inches square,clamping lever for secure locking,removable anti-twist pins, copes with anything up to a 4x5 Horseman. Built like the proverbial brick outhouse.
The sliding tripod block for the Kodak 2D may be one of the most aesthetically appealing large format accessories, but I found that it didn't provide enough fore-and-aft stability for my camera in the field, especially at longer focal lengths. After many trials of various quick release plate and clamp pairings, I've settled on a combination that delivers a gratifying combination of rigidity and convenience.
I use a Sunwayfoto DP-813 quick release plate, which measures 80x130mm (http://www.adorama.com/sundp813.html). I've applied a few strips of gaffer's tape to give the smooth surfaces of the plate a little bite into the camera's cherry base and avoid rotation with the camera's single tripod mount. I use this with the Sunwayfoto DLC 60mm clamp, and I can adjust the tension precisely to my liking. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...l/prm/alsVwDtl)
This combination has been extremely effective at a reasonable price, and I'm pleasantly surprised at the degree of rigidity I've wrung out of my camera's 80 year old frame. The sliding tripod block had been a pleasure to use but a weak link between the tripod leveling base and the camera.
To me it's important enough to organize my gear for speed and practice setting it up quickly. We have a saying here in NM "Don't like the weather? Wait 15 minutes." So maybe it's the rapidly changing weather here in NM, but I seem very frequently to be chasing scenes with very rapidly changing light/clouds etc. So on landscapes from near the car, I aim to be tripping the shutter in 3 minutes.
I’m a bit confused. I just ordered my master technika. And have a RRS tripod with a bh55 ball head that has a quick release clamp.
I know they used to make a specific master technika plate but I can’t find it online.
I’ve seen some old threads of people buying a B22 plate from RRS. Is that all I’ll need for my MT?
Really Right Stuff's B2-LR-II is the clamp itself, how does it attach to the MT? Can I just attach my Mt to a specific plate then to my bh55 ball head?