gurtch Posted December 11, 2006 Share #1 Posted December 11, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I now use Canon equiptment. I leave permantly attached quick release plates on my 1DSII, and several lenses that have mounting feet. My two tripods and monopods have ball heads which accept the quick release plates. VERY convenient. I plan on getting a hand grip for the M8, and using that for hand held shooting. I also planned on a permantly mounted quick release plate on the original base plate, and carrying that combo in my bag. When I want to use tripod or monopod, I would simply replace base plates and attach to camera tripod. This seems easier than attaching the quick release and removing it with the supplied Allen Wrench. I don't want to carry the M8 around with permantly attached plate, as it kind of defeats the purpose of a basically hand held camera. Anyone using a quick release with M8? Which plate are you using? Thanks in advance. Dave Gurtcheff in NJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 11, 2006 Posted December 11, 2006 Hi gurtch, Take a look here Quick Release plate for M8?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
canlogic Posted December 11, 2006 Share #2 Posted December 11, 2006 The generic one from Kirk Enterprises. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reven Posted December 11, 2006 Share #3 Posted December 11, 2006 Is the one from kirk the M7 working or is the M8 to fat :-P ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted December 11, 2006 Share #4 Posted December 11, 2006 I use the Manfrotto quick release plate on my M8 and I agree with your idea of using it on the original baseplate to make it tripod ready, though with an M, I tend to use a monopod more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gesper Posted December 11, 2006 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2006 I bought the Markins P30 plate for $35 at the Nikonians website (I have a D200, and bought a Kirk L-bracket there for it). It works great for my M8 and should work for you too, and is about as inexpensive as you will find for a top quality plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Campbell Posted December 11, 2006 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2006 The RRS site says that their generic L-bracket fits the M8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurtch Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share #7 Posted December 11, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks everyone. Great tips. Dave in NJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted December 11, 2006 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2006 Kirk will hopefully make a smaller one for the M8. They made my R9DMR plates last year after Leica sent them the DMR portion and it works beautifully! i am sure they will do a great job for the M8 and hope that thye don't make a long one such as the generic one for the other Ms Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurtch Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share #9 Posted December 12, 2006 Amazing what one finds lurking in the bottom of camera bags. I thought I would scrounge around the bottom of my bag to find the Allen wrench to remove the quick release plate from my Canon. I wanted to see what model it was, it's a nice size and I thought I may aquire another, to permantly attach to the stock M8 baseplate. To my surprise I found a brand new (still shrinked wrapped) Kirk PZ-3 Body/lens plate (the Generic one), complete with still shrink wrapped Allen wrench. I didn't know I even had a second one. I long ago purchased Kirk BH-1 and BH-3 ball heads for my two tripods. They must have come complete with the Generic plates. One is permantly attached to my Canon, and the other *will* be attached to the stock M8 base plate. Today I ordered the M8 hand grip from Popflash. That will be on the M8 when hand held shooting. Thanks all for the generous tips. Dave in NJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted December 12, 2006 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2006 I am using a RRS plate for the M8 model B21 that fits very nice . The M grip to me is a MUST have. I really like it. Now i want to cut a slot in the RRS plate to run a hand strap from there to the strap anchor with a half round ring. i love the DMR strap , now we need someone to make something like that. So a camera plate with a slot needs to made by someone first, been trying to figure this one out for awhile now Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted December 12, 2006 Share #11 Posted December 12, 2006 Great idea, Guy! It needs to have the best parts of several other pieces: - like the M8 grip, it should replace the bottom. - like the M6 grib, the grip should be half-round, not full-round like the M8 grip. - like a Kirk or RRS plate, it should be quick-mount, Arca-style. and the most difficult one: - it should accomodate a hand-strap, DMR-style. With the grip AND with the built-in lug, this would mount too far forward on the M8 though. I don't know how to solve this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted December 12, 2006 Share #12 Posted December 12, 2006 I think you can cut the leather contour somehow that it works but also balanced too. Tough one Not sure you can use the grip part were your fingers go, it would have to go to the camera neckstrap mount. be easier to contour and balance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted December 12, 2006 Share #13 Posted December 12, 2006 Ah, neck-strap. Yes, add one more item: - on the other side from the grip, there should be another lug on the bottom, to accomodate the neck-strap on the left side of the camera. Like the dual-side RRS or Camdapter plates. Wrist-strap on the right, neck-strap on the left. In fact, it should take some design hints from this, from LeicaTime: http://www.leicatime.com/HalfBuilt-inBlackFront.jpg It could even be such a leather item, rather than a replacement bottom, as long as it incorporated the necessary features. The quick-release plate would be hard, but then... who is going to spend a lot of time snapping an M8 on and off a tripod? Maybe it is okay to leave that out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted December 12, 2006 Share #14 Posted December 12, 2006 Well if you have the quick release plate on there anyway just use that. One nice thing on the M8 is 196 raw files on a 2 gig card and the battery last a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSee Posted December 12, 2006 Share #15 Posted December 12, 2006 I am using a RRS plate for the M8 model B21 that fits very nice . The M grip to me is a MUST have. I really like it. Now i want to cut a slot in the RRS plate to run a hand strap from there to the strap anchor with a half round ring. i love the DMR strap , now we need someone to make something like that. So a camera plate with a slot needs to made by someone first, been trying to figure this one out for awhile now RRS makes such a plate... the BPCS... just a leetle bit wider than the B21, but a good fit on my M8. The RRS ML-L plate does fit, but the USB door is obscured... if you use it, this will be an issue. rgds, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted December 12, 2006 Share #16 Posted December 12, 2006 I will have to check that out Dave thanks. Hmmm wheels are turning Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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