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Anybody thinking of 3rd party "L" plates with any lever release clamp should probably stick with the same manufacturer as the clamp. I have 3 Arca Swiss Flip-Lock clamps and just bought 2 Kirk "L" Plates & 2 Kirk foot Plates with mixed sizes. I had to shim the bottom of the 70-200 foot plate slide smoothly when half locked & tight when fully locked without adjusting the clamp in between changes. My 1Ds MK III Kirk "L" plates is fine as is my 4.25" Henjar plate but my 7D Kirk "L" Plate is loose when in portrait but tight when in landscape & portrait side binds half way then becomes loose again. Kirks answer to my email was:"There is some tolerance with the machine. Not much, but when using the lever type it is more noticeable. You can return your order for a complete refund if you are not happy with the fit." I went with the Kirk because they are lighter than the RRS (1DS MK III Kirk "L" Plates is nearly half the weight of the RRS "L" Plate) & looked like a nicer design but their machining tolerances are allover the place. I don't own any RRS gear at the moment, but will be dumping the 7D Kirk "L" Plate on ebay (Don't want to waste more money on postage, Australia to USA) & purchase a RRS 7D "L" Plate & hope it is the same size as the Kirk & Henjar plates that I already have. Point is if you mix manufacturers with lever QR clamps it is pot luck & you could loose the advantage of the lever QR clamp. Sorry for the long one, just don't anybody else getting caught & throwing money down the drain on poorly made plates
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