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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


I have Oben 2400m cheapo monopod (see example below) for light travel. Want AS plate without buying another tilt head or ball head...can I mount simple plate similar to sample pic below

Or would I need to buy other equipment for install? Cannot find answers to save my life!!












Feb 05, 2016 at 03:54 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


As long as the plate is threaded 1/4" or 3/8" it will work.


Feb 05, 2016 at 05:54 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Okay thanks. If not, I can buy an adapter screw correct??


Feb 05, 2016 at 06:27 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


You can get ¼-⅜ bushings if the plate is ⅜ and the stud on the monopod is ¼ but obviously not the other way around. Some plates, like the one you show, are (or seem to) not threaded and rely on a flat head screw coming in from the top, that's not going to work w/ most any monopod I know of. According to the spec sheet, the Oben thread is reversable so most any plate that is threaded will work (except the oddball M5 or M6)

Just get an appropriate inexpensive plate (Sunwayfoto, Kirk, Hejnar, a thousand others) if need be that fits the monopod. Thats what I did w/ my Feisol monopod and RRS threaded plate. But no need to drop $$ on an RRS plate.



Feb 05, 2016 at 06:56 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


It's nice if the QR clamp has a securing screw, like shown in the second photo below.



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Feb 05, 2016 at 07:22 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Oh cool, I see it. Thanks!

Yeah, I love Feisol. I have Induro AT 413 legs and Fiesol CB-70D head....built like a tank but not super portable.



Feb 05, 2016 at 10:07 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


John, it *looks* like what you did was drill and maybe insert a helicoil in the top of the monopod and then install a beefy setscrew to act as a stop pin. Is that right?


Feb 05, 2016 at 12:07 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


some MP's have a setscrew already built into the platform like the Induro Grand


Feb 05, 2016 at 12:12 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


howardm4 wrote:
John, it *looks* like what you did was drill and maybe insert a helicoil in the top of the monopod and then install a beefy setscrew to act as a stop pin. Is that right?


The monopod and RRS clamp are "off the shelf"; not modified.

RRS B2 LR II: 60mm lever clamp, http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/B2-LR-II-Lever-release-clamp

P.S. it's Jim.



Feb 05, 2016 at 12:31 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


First, most sorry about botching your name

I have the screw clamp on my MP and I didn't notice that they too have outer holes that are threaded.......

Outer holes threaded ¼"-20 spaced 30mm apart on center

So you just inserted a set screw to apply pressure to the platform.



Feb 05, 2016 at 03:48 PM
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howardm4 wrote:
First, most sorry about botching your name ....


No worries. As long as one of us get's it right, I'll be OK.

howardm4 wrote:
...So you just inserted a set screw to apply pressure to the platform.


Yes.



Feb 05, 2016 at 03:59 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Okay Jim, one more pick at your brain, please :-)

How useful is leveling bubble on the clamp (and facing upward -- my preference!) as opposed to, for instance, this flash mounted unit pictured below? BTW, I rarely use speedlight as it is -- and never use speedlight on DSLR sitting on a triod/monopod

Your setup is precisely what I envisioned. Well, less the RRS clamp since I already spent part of my inheritance on the RRS L-plate for D800 and the LP-10 that fits 70-200VR.









Feb 05, 2016 at 09:14 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


lsutigerfan wrote:
Okay Jim, one more pick at your brain, please :-)

How useful is leveling bubble on the clamp (and facing upward -- my preference!) as opposed to, for instance, this flash mounted unit pictured below? BTW, I rarely use speedlight as it is -- and never use speedlight on DSLR sitting on a triod/monopod

Your setup is precisely what I envisioned. Well, less the RRS clamp since I already spent part of my inheritance on the RRS L-plate for D800 and the LP-10 that fits 70-200VR.



I don't use a level when shooting on a monopod. For tripod shooting, I used a level in the flash shoe for a while a few years ago, but misplaced it, and didn't bother to replace it. For tilt-shift shooting, I use the level bubble on the top-level panning base of my head (C1 Cube) and/or on the clamp (like the RRS). For 'normal' tripod shooting, I use the in-camera level for port/starboard horizontal level, and pick my fore/aft aiming point (i.e. elevation) according to the subject, remembering to point it at a target at the same height as me, if I want to eliminate perspective distortion.



Feb 06, 2016 at 08:41 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Wimberley has a clamp that will work well for this.


Feb 06, 2016 at 11:06 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Okay last one. I promise. Given the Oben monopod I have, as well as Feisol ballhead I own that is attached to my tripod....which of the two items below would you guys get? Remember, the RRS lens plate on my 70-200 is 120mm long. The skeleton clamp below is 100mm long. Both the panoramic device and skeleton clamp are roughly same price.














Feb 10, 2016 at 06:44 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


Probably neither. I can't see the value in the pan clamp w/ a monopod (for it's increase in weight). Just rotate the monopod, it'd probably take some practice to do well w/o excess XY movement. I'd probably get a smaller but solid/beefier clamp.


Feb 10, 2016 at 07:37 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


howardm4 wrote:
Probably neither. I can't see the value in the pan clamp w/ a monopod (for it's increase in weight). Just rotate the monopod, it'd probably take some practice to do well w/o excess XY movement. I'd probably get a smaller but solid/beefier clamp.


Me, too.



Feb 10, 2016 at 09:09 AM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


I have this installed on top of my Oben monopod. Works great and the circular clamp fits better on the circular head of the monopod.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009J4RXCQ?keywords=Discal%20clamp&qid=1455171671&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4



Feb 11, 2016 at 01:22 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


I'd be somewhat concerned over what appears to be a fairly small contact area for the clamp jaws. Looks like a little over an 1" or 30-ish mm if those markings are mm



Feb 11, 2016 at 07:15 AM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Can AS quick release plate be mounted directly to monopod?


jbregar wrote:
I have this installed on top of my Oben monopod. Works great and the circular clamp fits better on the circular head of the monopod.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009J4RXCQ?keywords=Discal%20clamp&qid=1455171671&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4


Thanks!! That has been burning on my mind...is it feasible to mount on head like you stated. Glad u read my mind. Actually bought very similar clamp....see below...ships from Oregon. ..accepted my offer of $12.99 free shipping.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Desmond-60mm-Discal-Disc-Circular-Clamp-DDSC-60-Arca-RRS-Compatible-3-Pos-Level-/361166942477?_trkparms=aid%253D222007%2526algo%253DSIC.MBE%2526ao%253D1%2526asc%253D20150519202348%2526meid%253Da05fdd4ad36549e9872fe88567b06751%2526pid%253D100408%2526rk%253D2%2526rkt%253D20%2526sd%253D221395640537&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460








Feb 11, 2016 at 08:46 AM
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